NPOR search V5.07 on Thursday, March 11, 2004

London, Greater,  Greenwich

Royal Naval College Chapel, SE10 [D03622]

Console: W end
mechanical action

Swell to Great

Swell to Choir

Swell to Pedal

Swell Octave

Swell Suboctave

Swell Unison off

Choir to Great

Choir to Pedal

Choir Octave

Choir Suboctave

Great to Pedal

Console: E end
electric action (simulated tracker)

																				Key action																				Stop action																				Compass low											Compass high											Notes					Enclosed
Pedal																				Tr																				El																																															N
Choir																				Tr																				El																																															N
Great																				Tr																				El																																															N
Swell																				Tr																				El																																															Y

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Pedal										1					Open Diapason																													16
										2					Violone																													16
										3					Bourdon																													16									not LEAF
										4					Principal																													8
										5					Bass Flute																													8
										6					Fifteenth																													4
										7					Mixture																													II
										8					Trombone																													16

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Choir										9					Stopped Diapason																													8									Green
										10					Dulciana																													8									TC, Green
										11					Principal																													4									Green
										12					Flute																													4									Green
										13					Nazard																													2 2/3
										14					Fifteenth																													2									Green
										15					Festal Trumpet																													8

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Great										16					Open Diapason I																													8									Green
										17					Open Diapason II																													8									Green
										18					Stopped Diapason																													8									Green
										19					Principal																													4									Green
										20					Flute																													4									Green
										21					Twelfth																													2 2/3									Green
										22					Fifteenth																													2									Green
										23					Furniture																													III									Green, 15.19.22
										24					Sesquialtera																													III									Green 17.19.22
										25					Cornet																													IV									middle c, 12.15.17.19
										26					Trumpet																													8
										27					Clarion																													4
										28					Festal Trumpet																													8

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Swell										29					Open Diapason																													8									Green
										30					Stopped Diapason																													8									Green
										31					Dulciana																													8									Green
										32					Principal																													4									Green
										33					Dulciana																													4									Green
										34					Fifteenth																													2
										35					Cornet Mixture																													III									12.15.17
										36					Bassoon																													16
										37					Trumpet																													8
										38					Clarion																													4

Blowing: electric

8 pistons Swell, 8 Great, 6 Choir;
8 toe pistons Pedal, 8 toe pistons to Swell/Generals
8 general pistons
multi-channel setting system

Booklet supplied
leaflet contains many more details eg pipe measurements

Updated 1997 by JML
OSD 1997
specification confirmed; mixture compositions inserted;

Input by: DA
Information source: LEAF
Corrections by electronic mail will be welcome

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The British Organ Archive (See BIOS ) has the following material but if you are using NPOR addresses, rather than native BOA addresses, check the identification of the building and address carefully.
London SE, GREENWICH : Royal Hospital Chapel -- Royal Naval College

Primary Sources
1871 Hill Est Bk vol:02 page:115 job:1414  [clean, repair, alts etc £300; also Est Bk 2, p.123]
1905 N&B Ord Bk vol:10 page:088 job:0696  [electric blower etc £230]
1909 Hill Shop Bk vol:05 page:115 job:  [clean, repair, etc]
1966 HNB Drawing vol: page: job:1025
Secondary Sources
Title: Dictionary of Organs ... 2nd ed. 1921   Author:   Vol:   No:   Page:150  [Green 1789, rebuilt Hill 1910 - 3m/31ss ['Royal Hospital Chapel']]
Title: Dictionary of Organs ... 2nd ed. 1921   Author:   Vol:   No:   Page:150  [Hill restoration 1909 - 3m/32ss ['Royal Naval College']]
Title: Organ   Author:   Vol:   No:093   Page:017
Title: Organ   Author:   Vol:   No:121   Page:014
Title: Organ   Author:   Vol:   No:182   Page:068
Title: Organographia   Author:   Vol:   No:   Page:107
Title: Pamphlet   Author:   Vol:   No:   Page:
Title: Sperling n.b.   Author: Sperling, J.H.   Vol:II   No:   Page:139