Saint James

The Organ

Organ Case from the North Aisle
Organ Case from the North Aisle
Organ Case from the South Aisle
Organ Case from the South Aisle

William Hill & Son of Tottenham Court Road built the organ in 1882, which had three manuals and pedals with 34 speaking stops and cost approximately £1,000.

In 1908 Hele & Co. of Plymouth rebuilt the organ and added the fourth manual, the Solo; thus enlarging the instrument to 52 speaking stops. In 1936 Rushworth & Dreaper, of Liverpool, rebuilt and revoiced the organ.

By the late 1960’s the organ was in need of rebuilding and in 1972 J.W. Walker Ltd of Ruislip Gardens completed an extensive rebuild and tonal alteration of the instrument. Included in this work was the creation of a new Positive Organ playable from the Choir keyboard.

The 4 manual console

PEDAL

32 Sub Bass
16 Open Wood
16 Violone
16 Dulcinana
8   Bass Flute
8   Violoncello
8   Octave
4   Fifteenth
4   Octave Flute
16 Ophicleide
16 Fagotto
8   Posaune
8   Bassoon

CHOIR

16 Contra Dulciana
8   Geigen Diapason
8   Claribel
8   Dulciana
4   Harmonic Flute
4   Salicet
2   Harmonic Piccolo

GREAT

16 Violone
8   Open Diapason No. 1
8   Open Diapason No. 2
8   Open Diapason No. 3
8   Hohl Flute
4   Principal
4   Octave
4   Wald Flute
2 2/3 Twelfth
2   Fifteenth
III  Mixture (19-22-26)
16 Contra Trumpet
8   Trumpet
4   Clarion

POSITIVE

8   Rohr Flute
4   Principal
2 2/3 Nasard
2   Block Flute
1 3/5 Tierce
III  Cymbel (29-33-36)
Tremulant

SOLO

8 Harmonic Flute
8 Viole d'Orchestre
8 Viole Celestes
4 Concert Flute
8 Orchestral Oboe
8 Corno di Bassetto
8 Tuba

Tremulant
Octave / Sub Octave / Unison Off


SWELL

16 Bourdon
8   Open Diapason
8   Gedeckt
8   Salicional
8   Celeste
4   Gemshorn
4   Stopped Flute
2   Fifteenth
III  Mixture (12-19-22)
16 Contra Fagotto
8   Cornopean
8   Oboe
4   Clarion

Tremulant
Octave / Sub OCtave / Unison Off

COUPLERS

Choir to Great
Swell to Great
Solo to Great

Swell to Choir
Solo to Choir

Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Solo to Pedal

Doubles off
Great & Pedal combinations coupled