THE ORGAN IN ST MARK'S CHURCH
The organ in the present church was originally built in 1872 by Halmshaw & Sons of Birmingham for the private home of Mr S.W. Pilling. It was subsequently rebuilt by Brindley and Foster in 1883, Walker in 1920, and Mander in 1950, remaining as a privately owned instrument until the late 1950s when it was sold to Mander. They rebuilt and installed it in the newly rebuilt St Mark's in 1960.
Placed in a chamber in the south of the church, the organ has three manuals with a small 'West End' section playable from the Great or Choir manuals. There are sixty-three speaking stops and nine couplers. The Swell reeds are fashioned on those in the organ at St John's, Waterloo (the Festival of Britain Church), the large open diapason on the Great comes from St Barnabas, South Lambeth and the Choir gamba and tuba are by Walker.
Specification of the Organ (Mander 1960)
GREAT
Open Metal
Large Open Diapason
Small Open Diapason
Salicional
Hohl Flute
Flute
Minor Principal
Principal
Fifteenth
Mixture
Mixture
Trumpet
Clarion
Tuba
CHOIR
Double Dulciana
Salicional
Lieblich Gedact
Dulciana
Viol da Gamba
Principal
Flute
Dulcet
Nazard
Recorder
Fifteenth
Tierce
Larigot
Mixture
Clarinet
Musette
Trumpet
Tuba
Tremulant
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16
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
2
2 ranks 12.15
3 ranks 15.19.22
8
4
8
16
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
2.2/3
2
2
1.3/5
1.1/3
15.19.22
8 (synthetic)
8 (synthetic)
8
8 (from Great)
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SWELL
Lieblich Bourdon
Open Diapason
Lieblich Gedact
Gamba
Celeste
Flute
Principal
Mixture
Oboe
Contra Fagotto
Cornopean
Clarion
Tremulant
Octave
Sub Octave
PEDAL
Open Wood
Open Metal
Bourdon
Lieblich Bourdon
Octave Wood
Octave Metal
Octave Flute
Flute
Fifteenth
Mixture
Double Trumpet
Trombone
Trumpet
Trumpet
Clarion
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16
8
8
8
8
4
4
3 ranks 12.15.19
8
16
8
4
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
4
4
4 ranks
16 (from Swell)
16
8 (from Swell)
8
4
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Swell to Great, Choir to Great
Swell to Choir
Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Great to Pedal
Great to Pedal Combination Coupler
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WEST END ORGAN
Salicional
Stopt Diapason
Salicet
Flute
Fifteenth
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8
8
4
4
2
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Drawstop Console
8 General Pistons, 6 Thumb Pistons to Great, 6 to Swell, 6 to Choir, 6 Toe Pistons to Pedal, 6 Toe Pistons duplicating Swell Pistons or Generals 1 - 6, 1 General Cancel Piston.
Reversible Pistons: Gt - Pd, Ch - Pd, Sw - Pd, Sw - Gt, Sw - Ch, Ch - Gt
Reversible Foot Pistons: Gt - Pd, Sw - Gt
Pistons adjustable by setter (lockable) with eight memories. West End Organ playable on either Choir or Great. 64 Speaking Stops, 2 Tremulants, 9 Couplers (including 1 Gt - Pd Comb Coupler)
Total: 75 Drawstops.
Compass of manuals: CC - C, 61 notes. Compass of pedals: CCC - F, 30 notes.
Pitch 523 (BNS) at 58º.
