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Oxfordshire, Oxford

St. Columba United Reformed Church, Alfred Street [N11114]

Grid ref: SP5106
Survey date: 1995
United Reformed Church

Date	Builder
1916	Hill
	one of the last to be built by Hill before the firm became HNB (JMP);
	HNB's Order Book, 1916, Vol.1, page 28, job 2465, shows 'Hill 2m org Ł440';
	also drawing;

Casework
Position: SE nave
Type: Architectural
Casework designer: T.P. Figgis

excellent case of oak, but some pipes still to be inserted on slides (1926)

Console:
Stop type: drawstop
Pedalboard: concave radiating

: Swell to Great; Swell to Pedal; Swell Octave; Great to Pedal

	Key action	Compass low	Compass high	Notes	Enclosed
Pedal	TP	C	f3	30	N
Great	TP	C	c4	61	N
Swell	TP	C	c4	61	Y

Department Stop name Pitch

Pedal 1 Sub Bass 16

2 Echo Bourdon 16 was Lieblich Bourdon

3 Bass Flute 8 was Flute Bass

Department		Stop name	Pitch

Pedal	1	Sub Bass	16
	2	Echo Bourdon	16	was Lieblich Bourdon
	3	Bass Flute	8	was Flute Bass

Department Stop name Pitch

Great 4 Open Diapason 8

5 Claribel Flute 8

6 Dulciana 8

7 Principal 4

8 Waldflote 4

Department		Stop name	Pitch

Great	4	Open Diapason	8
	5	Claribel Flute	8
	6	Dulciana	8
	7	Principal	4
	8	Waldflote	4

Department Stop name Pitch

Swell 9 Bourdon 16 was Lieblich B.

10 Open Diapason 8

11 Rohrflote 8

12 Echo Gamba 8

13 Voix Celeste 8

14 Gemshorn 4 was Octave Geigen

15 Horn 8 Smooth

16 Oboe 8

17 Tremulant

Department		Stop name	Pitch

Swell	9	Bourdon	16	was Lieblich B.
	10	Open Diapason	8
	11	Rohrflote	8
	12	Echo Gamba	8
	13	Voix Celeste	8
	14	Gemshorn	4	was Octave Geigen
	15	Horn	8	Smooth
	16	Oboe	8
	17	Tremulant

Blowing: Electric

3, 3 composition pedals; balanced pedal;
3 pistons each manual;
Gt-Pd toe pedal

Source ref: CD Vol. 55, p. 137
Musical Opinion, March 1917
"The Organs of Oxford" 2nd ed, Pacey & Popkin;

Updated 1916 by BOA
HNB references inserted; (also 'Organs of Oxford')

Updated 1927 by AJF
AF.9.1193
some stops shown with 'blank' drawstops, presumably 'prpepared' in 1926;

Updated 1945 by BBE
OSD 1917
BBE18.29; stop name changes as noted (Horn was listed twice);
Swell coupler shown as 'Octave Sub';

Updated 1995 by JMP
HNB changed to Hill and note added;

Input by: DA
Information source: CD
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.
Oxon, OXFORD : St. Columba's Presbyterian (Presbyt) -- Alfred Str; [now URC]

Primary Sources
1916 HNB Ord Bk vol:01 page:028 job:2465  [Hill 2m org Ł440]
1916 Hill Drawing vol: page: job:2465
1917 HNB Ord Bk vol:01 page:141 job:0342* small  [stool Ł3]
Secondary Sources
Title: Dictionary of Organs ... 2nd ed. 1921   Author: Vol: No: Page:252  [HNB 1916 - 2m/16ss]
Title: Oxford, Orgs of [2nd ed]   Author: Pacey & Popkin Vol: No: Page:090

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State:S1000,Native:1756,Origin:[Oracle][ODBC][Ora]