Chapter IX: Appendix: IV

THE ORGAN

The organ now at St. Bartholomew's, where it supersedes one purchased by subscription in 1731, was originally built by George England in 1760 for the Church of St. Stephen, Walbrook. Considerable work was there done upon it by Messrs. William Hill and Son in 1872, viz:

I. The pipes of Great and Choir stops were replanted, CC pipes over
the GG grooves, and the compass altered to CC to G throughout.

II. The following alterations were made in the Great organ:
Open Diapason (ii) extended from gamut G to CC.
Mixture replaced by new pipes where required.
New Trumpet inserted, and the old one transferred to Swell.

_Choir._ Dulciana (new) C (grooved).
Keraulophon (new) C (grooved).
Clarinet CC.

_Swell._ New soundboard (CC to G), swell-box and new action.
New Bourdon, 16 feet.
Cornet made into 12 and 15 feet.
New mixture--four ranks.
German Flute revoiced.
Old Great organ Trumpet arranged to form Double Trumpet from
tenor C.
All stops, except German Flute and Double Trumpet, carried
down to CC.

_Pedal._ Bourdon, new, 16 feet.
Open Diapason, 16 feet (compass arranged CCC to F thirty
notes).
Trombone, new, 16 feet.

_Couplers._ New, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir
to Pedal, Swell to Choir.
New keyboards.
New Pedal keyboard.
New Drawstop knobs.
New additional bellows.
Five new Composition Pedals (three to Great organ, and two
to Swell organ).

Specification of the instrument after the above-mentioned work was done.

GREAT ORGAN, CC TO G.

Open Diapason (i) 8 feet
Open Diapason (ii) 8 "
Stopped Diapason 8 "
Principal 4 "
Twelfth 2-2/3 "
Fifteenth 2 "
Nason Flute 4 "
Furniture.
Sesquialtra.
Trumpet 8 "
Clarion 8 "

SWELL ORGAN, CC TO G.

Bourdon 16 feet
Open Diapason 8 "
German Flute 8 "
Stopped Diapason 8 "
Principal 4 "
Twelfth 2-2/3 "
Fifteenth 2 "
Double Trumpet (C) 16 "
Trumpet 8 "
Oboe 8 "
Clarion 4 "

CHOIR ORGAN, CC TO G.

Dulciana 8 feet
Keraulophon (C grooved) 8 "
Stopped Diapason 8 "
Principal 4 "
Flute 4 "
Fifteenth 2 "
French Horn tenor F# 8 "
Vox Humana 8 "
Clarinet 8 "

PEDAL ORGAN, CCC TO F.

Open Diapason 16 feet
Bourdon 16 "
Trombone 16 "

COUPLERS.

Swell to Great.
Swell to Choir.
Swell to Pedal.
Great to Pedal.
Choir to Pedal.

Three Composition Pedals to Great.
Two Composition Pedals to Swell.

In 1886 the organ was purchased from St. Stephen's, Walbrook, for St. Bartholomew-the-Great, where a new case was made for it, the original being retained at St. Stephen's, for the sake of the carving, attributed to the famous Grinling Gibbons. Several alterations were then made in the instrument to adapt it to its new position, and at the present time the specification is as follows:

GREAT ORGAN, CC TO G.

Open Diapason (i) 8 feet
Open Diapason (ii) 8 "
Stopped Diapason 8 "
Principal 4 "
Wald-Flute 4 "
Twelfth 2-2/3 "
Fifteenth 2 "
Mixture (4 ranks).
Furniture (3 ranks).
Trumpet 8 "
Clarion 4 "

CHOIR ORGAN, CC TO G.

Dulciana 8 feet
Keraulophon 8 "
Hohl Flute 8 "
Gamba 8 "
Suabe Flute 4 "
Fifteenth 2 "
French Horn 8 "
Clarinet 8 "
Vox Humana 8 "

SWELL ORGAN, CC TO G.

Bourdon 16 feet
Open Diapason 8 "
German Flute 8 "
Stopped Diapason 8 "
Vox Angelica 8 "
Principal 4 "
Fifteenth 2 "
Mixture (4 ranks).
Double Trumpet 16 "
Trumpet 8 "
Oboe 8 "
Clarion 4 "

PEDAL ORGAN, CCC TO F.

Open Diapason 16 feet
Bourdon 16 "
Trombone 16 "

COUPLERS.

Swell to Great.
Swell to Choir.
Great to Pedal.
Choir to Pedal.
Swell to Pedal.

Five Combination Pedals.

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INDEX

Ambulatory, 50.
Anthony, Francis, 52, and note.

Bartholomew Fair, 7, and note.
Bells, 28.
Belmeis, Bishop Richard de. 5.
Black Friars, Dominican Order of, 13, and note.

Canonbury House, 43 (note).
Canons Regular of St. Augustine, 6, and note.
Choir, 40.
Clerestory, 44.
Cloister, 58.
Crypt, 57.

Dimensions of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, 84.
---- of St. Bartholomew-the-Less, 71.

Early English columns, 33.
---- gateway, 26.
Exterior of the Church, 25, _et seq._

Font, 39.

Grindal, Bishop Edmund, 16.

History of the Foundation, 3, _et seq._
Hogarth, William, 39.
"Horseshoe" arches, 40.
Hospital, 63, _et seq._

Lady Chapel, 10, 55.

Monasteries in London at the Dissolution, 13.
Monuments:
Anthony, 52.
Chamberlayne, 48.
Freshwater, 40.
Mildmay, 54.
Savory, 57 (note).
Smalpace, 49.

Nave, surviving bay of, 33.

Oriel Window (Prior Bolton's), 10, 43.
Organ, Specifications of, 80-82.
---- Screen, 33.

Porches:
West, 26.
North, 28.
South, 39.
Priors, list of, 77-78.
Priory Buildings, conjectural plan of, 14.
---- Desecration of, 17-20.
Pulpit, 48.

Rahere:
Early life, 3.
Conversion, 4.
Vision and vow, 4.
Realized in the Smithfield Foundation, 5.
Charter of privileges granted, 6.
Death, 8.
Tomb, 45.

Rectors, list of, 78.
Restoration of the Church, 20-22.
Rich, Sir Richard, 12, 16.

St. Bartholomew-the-Less and the Hospital, 64, _et seq._
Savory, Sir Borradaile, Memorials to, 27, 48, 57 (notes).
Seals of the Convent and Hospital, 73-77.
Services at the Church, 30.
Smithfield, 5.
Stone Screen (ancient), 38.
Surrender of the Priory to Henry VIII, 10.

Tower (ancient central) and arches, 35.
---- (17th century western), 27.
Transepts:
North, 35.
South, 38.
Triforium, 43.

Vestments, Inventory of, 79.

West Front, 26.

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DIMENSIONS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW-THE-GREAT

(_Internal_)

CHOIR: Length 105 feet 2 inches
Breadth 27 " 8 "

AMBULATORY: Breadth 12 " 10 "

NAVE (surviving bay): From east to west 8 " 3 "

NORTH TRANSEPT: From east to west 27 " 8 "
From north to south 19 " 3 "

SOUTH TRANSEPT: From east to west 27 " 4 "
From north to south 21 " 6 "

LADY CHAPEL: Length 60 " 6 "
Breadth 23 " 7 "

CLOISTER (three bays restored):
Length 38 " 8 "
Breadth 13 " 2 "

REFERENCES.

A Choir.
B Lady Chapel.
C South Transept.
D North Transept.
E Portion of Cloister.
F West Porch.
G North Porch.
H South Porch.
I Clergy Vestry.
K Pulpit.
L Baptistery.
M Founder's Tomb.
N Mildmay Monument.]

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