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Northolt, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Wurlitzer Lodge
Municipal: London
Address: 47 Doncaster Drive, UB5 4AT, Northolt

Description nr.: 2077181.

Built by: Wurlitzer Organ Company (1937)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1937 Wurlitzer Organ Company  new organ
1959 Les Rawle  restoration and enlargement

  • Les and Edith Rawle built a house in Northolt in 1959, which was specially designed to house a Wurlitzer theater organ. The basis was the organ from Granada Cinema in Wandsworth, expanded with material from some other demolished Wurlitzer organs.
  • The house has now been sold, and the organ will no longer be there.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great45
- Accompaniment34
- Solo15
- Pedal16
Total number of stops110 (19)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Multiplex chests

Specification
Great (C-c''''): Ophicleide 16', Diaphone 16', Bass 16', Tibia 16', Contra Viol 16' (TC), Contra Viol 16' (TC), Vox 16' (TC), Saxophone 16' (TC), English Horn 8', Tuba Horn 8', Trumpet 8', Muted Trumpet 8', Diaphonic Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Tibia 8', Tibia 8', Krumet 8', Kinura 8', Clarinet 8', Saxophone 8', Viol 8', Viol Cel 8', Viol 8', Viol Cel 8' (TC), Flute 8', Concert Flute 8', Vox 8', Vox 8', Clarinet 4', Octave 4', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Piccolo 4', Viol 4', Oct Cel 4', Viol 4', Viol Cel 4', Flute 4', Flute 4', Tibia Twelfth 2 2/3', Twelfth 2 2/3', Tib Piccolo 2', Fifteenth 2', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cathedral Chimes, Xylophone Reit, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Sleigh Bells, Chrysoglott.
Accompaniment (C-c''''): Contra Viol 16' (TC), Contra Viol 16' (TC), Bourdon 16' (TC), Vox 16' (TC), Vox 16', English Horn 8', Tuba Horn 8', Trumpet 8', Muted Trumpet 8', Diaphonic Open Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Tibia 8', Tibia 8', Viol 8', Viol Cel 8', Viol 8', Viol Cel 8', Flute 8', Concert Flute 8', Vox 8', Vox 8', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Piccolo 4', Viol 4', Viol Oct Cel 4', Viol 4', Viol Oct Cel 4', Flute 4', Flute 4', Vox 4', Vox 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Piano 16', Piano 8', Piano 4', Mandolin, Chrysoglott, Tambourine, Sand Block, Snare Drum, Castanet, Chinese Block, Tom Tom.
Solo: Tibia 16', Tibia 16' (TC), English Horn 8', Tuba Horn 8', Trumpet 8', Tibia 8', Tibia 8', Open Diapason 8', Orch Oboe 8', Kinura 8', Clarinet 8', Saxophone 8', Piccolo 4', Piccolo 4', Clarion 4', Cathedral Chimes, Xylophone, Xylophone Tap, Sleigh Bells, Glockenspiel, Chrysoglott.
Pedal (C-g'): Ace Bass 16', Ophic1eide 16', Diapason 16', Bass 16', Tibia 16', Bourdon 16', E.Hom 8', Open Diapason 8', Diaphonic Diapason 8', Tibia 8', Tibia 8', Cello 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Octave 4', Piano 16', Kettle Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbal, Cymbals.

Literature Wurlitzer Lodge / Richard Wilson. - In: The Berkshire Organist, Nr. 42, 1989.