The Historic Organ of All Hallows’ Gospel Oak

William Hill & Son, Job 2449

The Organ

Specification

The following is a transcript of the stoplist given in Hill's Shop Book:

Pedal F (9 stops)Choir C (7 stops)Great C (9 stops)Swell C (14 stops)
Acoustic 32 Gamba 8 Full Tone Double Open Diapason 16 No. 2 Double Diapason 16 (Bdn.)
Open 16 Dulciana 8 Open Diapason ii 8 Open Diapason 8
Violone 16 No 8 Leiblich Gedact Open Diapason iii 8 Gamba 8 (string tone)
D. Dul 16 No 9 Lieblich 4 (Gems. crossed out) Hohl Flute 8 V. Cel. 8 (C) (string tone)
Bourdon 16 Suabe Flute 4 Principal 4 Dolce 8 (Dul tone)
Octave 8 Harmonic Piccolo 2 Fifteenth 4 Unda Maris 8 (C) (Dul tone)
Bass Flute 8 Clarinet 8 Mixture iii (17 19 22) Rohr Flute 8
Cello 8 Sw. to Ch. Tromba 8, 6” Principal 4
Trombone 16, 6” Tremulant Open i 8, 6” Fifteenth 2
4 Pedal Couplers Sw. to Gt. Mixture iii (17 19 22)
Solo C (4 stops) Solo to Gt. Oboe 8
Harmonic Flute 8 (not loud) Contra Fagotto 16, 6”
Harmonic Flute 4 (not loud) Horn 8, 6”
Orchestral Oboe 8 B flat Clarion 4, 6”
Tuba 8, 10” Swell Octave
Solo Sub Octave Swell Sub Octave
Solo Octave Tremulant
  • General wind 3¼”
  • 4 pistons to Solo
  • 4 pistons to Great (& Ped)
  • 4 pistons to Swell
  • 4 pedals to Swell
  • 1 pedal poppet for Great to Ped (draw on each side)
  • Electric Blowing - Feeders. No hand blowing
  • (rotary blower installed some time in the 60s/70s)
  • the Orchestral Oboe is, in fact, full compass