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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: John Salmon. Date: 11 April 2013.

Photo: John Salmon

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint James, Bermondsey
Municipal: London
Address: Thurland Road, SE16 4AA, London
Website: https://www.godlovesbermondsey.co.uk/

Description nr.: 2013787.

Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1829)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1829 J.C. Bishop & Son  new organ
1877 J.C. Bishop & Son  rebuild
1975 J.C. Bishop & Son  restoration
2002 Goetze & Gwynn  reconstruction

In the church of Saint James in Bermondsey there is an organ by J.C. Bishop from 1829. It was remodeled by the same builder in 1877. In 1975 the firm of Bishop & Son carried out a restoration. Goetze & Gwynn carried out a reconstruction of the organ from 1829 in 2002.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great10
- Choir8
- Swell8
- Pedal3
Total number of stops29
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great (GG-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Furniture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (GG-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Bassoon Bass 8', Cremona Treble 8'.
Swell (g°-f'''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Cornet 5 ranks - no tierce-choir, French Horn 8', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8'.
Pedal (GG-g°): Double Pedal Pipes 16', Unison Pedal Pipes 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal.

Literature Engelse orgels in enkele klassieke Londense kerken / N.M. Plumley. - Zeist : Jacques Stinkens Orgelpijpenmakers B.V., 2005. - Kalender 2006.
Recordings
  • John Stanley : The complete Voluntaries for Organ / Margaret Phillips. - Regent REG190 (2CD). - 2009. - Opgenomen in London (St. Helen, St. James, St. Mary) en Blandford Forum.
  • William Russell (1777–1813): Complete Organ Voluntaries / John Kitchen. - Delphian Records DCD34062 (CD). - 2008.