Parish Church of Saint Paul, Brighton
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In 1854 the Ecclesiologist commented favourably on the organ at S Paul’s, referring to its ‘richly coloured pipes’. This instrument was made by a well-known Northamptonshire builder, George Maydell Holdich. By 1890 the organ was in a bad condition and a new four manual instrument by George Hunter of Clapham (originally water driven) was installed, built to the specifications of the then organ scholar at S Paul’s, Father James H. Le Breton Girdlestone. It was opened in August 1893, but still with only three manuals operating. During 1968 - 70 the organ was renovated and augmented by the additionof stops onthe Great and the Pedal Trombone. Owing to water damage, the trombone was out of action between 1987 and 1999, when it was reinstated by Colin Divall.
Organ Specification
Swell		Great
Gedact	16	Double Diapason	16
Open Diapason	8	Large Open Diapason	8
Stopped Diapason	8	Small Open Diapason	8
Vox Celeste	8	Stopped Diapason	8
Salicional	8	Hohl Flute	8
Principal	4	Principal	4
Fifteenth	2	Flute Harmonic	4
Mixture	III	Twelfth	2⅔
Double Trumpet	16	Fifteenth	2
Horn	8	Mixture	II
Oboe	8	Trumpet	8
Clarion	4
Octave		Sub Octave Choir to Great
Sub Octave
Tremulant
Choir		Pedal
Bell Gamba	8	Sub Bass	32
Stopped Diapason	8	Double Diapason	16
Dulciana	8	Bourdon	16
Unda Maris	8	Violon	16
Principal	4	Dulce	8
Suabe Flute	4	Violoncello	8
Flageolet	2	Trombone	16
Cremona	8
Swell to Choir
Swell to Great Unison		Four pistons to Swell
Swell to Pedal		Four pistons to Great
Great to Pedal		Three pistons to Choir
Swell to Great Octave		Swell tremulant piston
Swell to Great Sub Octave		Great to Pedal piston
		Four toe pistons to Gt & Pedal comb.
		Four toe pistons to Sw & Pedal comb.

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