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York, United Kingdom (Yorkshire) - Church of Saint Paul (Heslington)
Municipal: York

Description nr.: 2054681.

Built by: Forster & Andrews (1888)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1888 Forster & Andrews  new organ
1899 Robert Denman  transfer/relocate
1974 Builder unknown  restoration

Forster & Andrews bouwde in 1888 een orgel voor Groves Methodist Church in York. Het instrument is al elf jaar later, in 1899, overgeplaatst naar Saint Paul's Church in Heslington, door de firma Denman & Son. In 1974 is het orgel gerestaureerd.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1888YorkGroves Methodist Church
1899YorkChurch of Saint Paul (Heslington)

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8
- Swell Organ9
- Pedal Organ5
Total number of stops22
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Gemshorn 4', Piccolo 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great Octave, Swell to Great Suboctave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 4 Adjustable Combination Pistons to Great, 4 Adjustable Combination Pistons to Swell.

Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche