Complete description of the selected organ
Worthing, United Kingdom (West Sussex) - Christ Church
Municipal: Worthing
Address:
Website: https://christchurchworthing.org.uk/the-organ/
Description nr.: 2075425.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1892)
An electronic organ had been in use at Christ Church in Worthing since 1951. This could be replaced in 1970 by a second-hand pipe organ. The instrument was built in 1892 by J.J. Binns & Co. for Baillie Street Methodist Church in Rochdale. This church was closed in 1967 and then demolished. The organ came to Worthing through Percy Daniel. Daniel rebuilt the organ with some extensions and a new console in Worthing.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Posaune 8', Krummhorn 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Twenty Second 1', Solo Trumpet 8' - unenclosed, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-c''''), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8' - extension, Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Violone 16', Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Principal 8' - extension, Violoncello 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Twenty Second 2' - extension, Trombone 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 6 Thumbs Pistons to Great, 3 Thumbs Pistons to Choir, 6 Thumbs Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
Worthing, United Kingdom (West Sussex) - Christ Church
Municipal: Worthing
Address:
Website: https://christchurchworthing.org.uk/the-organ/
Description nr.: 2075425.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1892)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1892 | James J. Binns & Co. | new organ | 1970 | Percy Daniel | transfer/relocate |
An electronic organ had been in use at Christ Church in Worthing since 1951. This could be replaced in 1970 by a second-hand pipe organ. The instrument was built in 1892 by J.J. Binns & Co. for Baillie Street Methodist Church in Rochdale. This church was closed in 1967 and then demolished. The organ came to Worthing through Percy Daniel. Daniel rebuilt the organ with some extensions and a new console in Worthing.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1892 | Rochdale | Baillie Street Methodist Church |
| 1970 | Worthing | Christ Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Choir Organ (enclosed) | 8 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 12 (11) |
| - Pedal Organ | 13 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 43 (33) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Posaune 8', Krummhorn 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Twenty Second 1', Solo Trumpet 8' - unenclosed, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-c''''), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8' - extension, Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Violone 16', Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Principal 8' - extension, Violoncello 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Twenty Second 2' - extension, Trombone 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 6 Thumbs Pistons to Great, 3 Thumbs Pistons to Choir, 6 Thumbs Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
| Links |
https://christchurchworthing.org.uk/the-organ/ |