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Derry Hill, United Kingdom (Wiltshire) - Christ Church
Municipal: Calne
Address: Church Road, SN11 9NN, Derry Hill
Description nr.: 2078634.
Built by: George Maydwell Holdich (1862)
The organ at Christ Church in Derry Hill was built in 1862 by George Holdich. It had one manual at the time, but was renovated and expanded with a Swell Organ by Arthur Spencer in 1929. Great's Dulciana was also placed by Spencer, probably on the site of a Twelfth.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass & Clarabella Treble 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Gemshorn 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Derry Hill, United Kingdom (Wiltshire) - Christ Church
Municipal: Calne
Address: Church Road, SN11 9NN, Derry Hill
Description nr.: 2078634.
Built by: George Maydwell Holdich (1862)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1862 | George Maydwell Holdich | new organ | 1929 | Arthur Spencer | enlargement |
The organ at Christ Church in Derry Hill was built in 1862 by George Holdich. It had one manual at the time, but was renovated and expanded with a Swell Organ by Arthur Spencer in 1929. Great's Dulciana was also placed by Spencer, probably on the site of a Twelfth.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 10 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass & Clarabella Treble 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Gemshorn 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
John Cecil Tomlins : An appreciation of his work by Christopher Kent. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 47, 1994. |