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Church of All Saints North Collingham - The Organ

The existing two manual instrument was built by Abbott and Smith of Leeds in 1910. It was preceded by a single manual organ having 8 stops with pedal board built in 1874 now installed in Doddington church near Lincoln. This organ occupied a rather dominating freestanding position on the north side of the chancel.

 An organ chamber was built to accommodate the new 1910 two manual instrument fronted by an oak organ case which is still existing. The organ builders incorporated a novel type tubular pneumatic action to which minor improvements were made in 1944 and 1957. An electric blower was installed in 1936.

 A major organ rebuild by Cousans Organs of Lincoln took place in 1978 involving the installation of an electric action with solid state switching throughout. Four thumb pistons were installed to both the Swell and Great organ keyboards and four toe pistons to the pedal organ and great organ. Five new stops were added to the specification. The organ case was brought forward by eighteen inches to relieve the cramped layout which formerly existed inside the instrument.

Compiled by Reginald Priestley organist of All Saints' North Collingham from 1950 to 1986

Click to see enlarged picture of Reg at the keyboard of All Saints' organ. Then press the Back Button <== top left to return. 

Photo © kindly supplied by Reginald Priestley.

Click the measuring man's tape-measure to see Nigel's specification details of the organ . . .

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