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Oxfordshire,  Bampton

St. Mary [N01045]

Grid ref: SP 312 034   
Survey date: 1999
Anglican Parish Church
DateBuilder
c1812 William Gray
built
c1870 Gray & Davison
Alteration and extension to convert to conventional late 19th compass.
see N09539
1991  J.W. Walker
Restored after damage (cost £23,000, £5,000 of which on gilding front pipes)
Casework
Position: S Transept facing down S aisle
Type: Pipe Rack
Survival of part of Gray case of 1812 in Gothick style
of tall swell box. Position is not its original, which was integral with
the galleries removed from the church later in 19th century.


Picture 1 (7634 Bytes)

Console:
Stop type: Drawstop
Stop labels: Ivory
Label font: Gothic
Pedalboard: Radiating Concave
pitches in Roman numerals

Swell to Great Manual
Swell Manual to Pedal
Great Manual to Pedal
Key actionStop actionCompass lowCompass highNotesEnclosed
PedalTrMeCf1N
GreatTrMeCf354N
SwellTrMeCf354Y

DepartmentStop namePitch
Pedal1Grand Open Diapason16
2Bourdon16

DepartmentStop namePitch
Great3Open Diapason8
4Stopd Diapason8
5Dulciana8
6Principal4
7Flute4
8Fifteenth2
9MixtureII
10Trumpet8not BRC

DepartmentStop namePitch
Swell11Double Diapason16not MSP
12Open Diapason8from TC
13Stopd Diapason8
14Keraulophon8bass from SD
15Principal4
16Fifteenth2from TC
17Cornopean8

Blowing: Electric fan

Tuning: Eq Tmp

Swell pedal with notched swinging rod
5 combination pedals (2 Swell, 3 Great)

Mentioned in Clutton and Niland 1st Ed. Gazeteer.
O.D.O.A visit

Updated 1999 by MSPh
OSD 1991
name of builder (c1812) changed from John Gray; Trumpet inserted on Great,
Double Diapason not shown on Swell; correct name of couplers noted;

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

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