The Organ
The Organ
St Paul's church organ.
This was built by J.J. Binns of Bramley near Leeds in 1911 at a cost of £625. The money was raised by public subscription. The organ which was originally hand-operated, was fitted with an electric blower in 1937. By the mid 1990s it was beginning to show its age and a rebuild became a priority. It was completely rebuilt in 1997 by Harrison and Harrison Ltd. of Durham at a cost of more than £50,000. This money was all raised by special fund raising efforts and by many gemerous donations from individuals and trusts. The present organists are Syd Harrison and Fred Hemmer with more than 50 years and 30 years service respectively.
The organ specification is as follows:~
SWELL GREAT
Geigen Principal. 8 Dulciana 8
Vox Angelica. 8 Harmonic Flute. 4
Hohl Flute. 8 Lieblich Gedacht. 8
Viol d'Orchestre. 8 No. 1 Open Diapason. 8
Celeste. 8 No. 2 Open Diapason. 8
Salicet. 4 Principal. 4
Cornopean. 8 Bourdon. 16
Oboe. 8 Fifteenth. 2
Mixture 3 Ranks. Trumpet. 8
Tremulant to Swell.
PEDAL COUPLERS.
Octave Diapason. 8 Swell to Great.
Flute Bass. 8 Swell to Pedal.
Sub Bass. 16 Great to Pedal.
Open Diapason. 16 Swell to Great Sub Octave.
Harmonic Bass. 32 Swell to Great Octave.
Swell Sub Octave.
Swell Octave.
There are 4 combination pistons for the Swell and 4 for the Great.
The action of the Organ is Tubular Pneumatic.
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