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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 29 June 2015.

Photo: Piet Bron

Holyhead, United Kingdom (Gwynedd) - Church of Saint Cybis (Eglwys St Cybi)
Municipal: Holyhead
Region:Anglesey

Description nr.: 2049830.

Built by: Whiteley Brothers (1881)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1881 Whiteley Brothers  new organ
1932 Whiteley Brothers  transfer/relocate

In 1881 bouwde Charles Whiteley in opdracht van de Duke of Westminster een orgel voor Eaton Hall in Eccleston, Cheshire. Het instrument is in 1932 door Charles Henry Whiteley overgeplaatst naar de Church fo Saint Cybis in Holyhead.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1881EcclestonEaton Hall
1932HolyheadChurch of Saint Cybis (Eglwys St Cybi)

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8
- Swell Organ8
- Pedal Organ2
Total number of stops18
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Keraulophon 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Kölnflöte 4', Dulcet 4', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bass 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche