Page 1 of 5 St. John the Evanelist, Park Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 3HJ 1936 - built by Henry Jones & Sons 1963 Rebuilt with tonal and action changes by A. Noterman 1993 Overhauled by Kenneth James 1 Resultant Bass 32 (i) Choir to Pedal 2 Open Diapason 16 (ii) to Pedal 3 Bourdon 16 (iii) to Pedal 4 Octave 8 5 Bass Flute 8 6 Fifteenth 4 7 Contra Oboe 16 9 Trumpet 8 Manual Compass: CC to a3, 58 notes 10 Lieblich Gedact 8 11 Vox Angelica 8 12 Viol d'amour 8 13 Wald Flute 4 (iv) Octave 14 Piccolo 2 (v) Sub Octave 15 Trumpet 8 (vi) Unison Off 16 Clarinet 8 (vii) to Choir 17 Tremulant 18 Double Diapason 16 (viii) to 19 Open Diapason I 8 (ix) Choir to 20 Open Diapason II 8 21 Clarabella 8 22 Viola 8 23 Principal 4 24 Twelfth 2 2/3 25 Fifteenth 2 26 Mixture 27 Trumpet 8 28 Open Diapason 8 29 Echo Gamba 8 (x) Octave 30 Voix Celeste 8 (xi) Sub Octave 31 Stopped Diapason 8 (xii) Unison Off 32 Gemshorn 4 33 Mixture 34 Contra Oboe 16 35 Oboe 8 36 Horn 8 37 Tremulant Balanced crescendo pedals to Choir and 6 thumb pistons to the Choir Organ 6 foot pistons to the & s 6 thumb pistons to the Organ 6 foot pistons to Organ 6 thumb pistons to the Organ Toe pistons for Pedal couplers, Sw-Gt, Trombone
Page 2 of 5 Trinity Presbyterian Church, Bromley, Kent 1915 Harrison & Harrison 1937 - rebuilt and enlarged by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool 2001 - restoration with tonal additions by F.H. Browne CCC to G, 32 notes 1 Acoustic Bass 32 2 Open Diapason 16 3 Sub Bass 16 4 Octave Wood 8 5 Bass Flute 8 6 Flute 4 7 Bassoon 16 CC to C, 61 notes 9 Viol d'orchestre 8 10 Claribel Flute 8 11 Dulciana 8 12 Harmonic Flute 4 13 Clarinet 8 14 Tremulant 15 Tromba 8 16 Bourdon 16 17 Large Open Diapason 8 18 Small Open Diapason 8 19 Hohl Flute 8 20 Octave 4 21 Octave Quint 2 2/3 22 Super Octave 2 23 Mixture II 22.26 24 Tromba 8 25 Open Diapason 8 26 Lieblich Gedact 8 27 Echo Gamba 8 28 Vox Angelica 8 29 Gemshorn 4 30 Mixture III 15.19.22 31 Contra Oboe 16 32 Oboe 8 33 Tremulant 34 Trumpet 8 to Pedal to to Choir octave suboctave unison off 6 thumb pistons to each manual Pedal reversible thumb pistons for Pedal couplers Choir to Choir to Pedal Choir octave suboctave Choir unison off to Pedal
Page 3 of 5 St. Mary's Church, Plaistow, Bromley, Kent 1881 - built by William Hill and Son of London as a two-manual instrument 1892 - enlarged by Hill and Son to three manuals 1952 - rebuild by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool, incorporating a detached console 1993 - restoration by F.H. Browne and Sons of Canterbury 1 Acoustic Bass 32 2 Open Diapason 16 3 Bourdon 16 4 Lieblich Bourdon (from No. 19 16 5 Octave (from No. 2) 8 6 Cello 8 7 Bass Flute (from No.19) 8 8 Octave Flute (from No.19) 4 9 Contra Fagotto (from No. 37) 16 (i) Choir to Pedal 10 Trombone 16 (ii) to Pedal 11 Tromba (from No. 18) 8 (iii) to Pedal Manual Compass: CC to C, 61 notes 12 Geigen Diapason 8 13 Viol d'orchestre 8 (iv) Tremulant 14 Lieblich Gedact 8 (v) Octave 15 Dulciana 8 (vi) Sub Octave 16 Suabe Flute 4 (vii) Unison Off 17 Clarinet 8 (viii) to Choir 18 Tromba 8 19 Double Diapason 16 20 Open Diapason I 8 21 Open Diapason II 8 22 Stopped Diapason 8 23 Principal 4 24 Wald Flute 4 25 Twelfth 2 2/3 26 Fifteenth 2 27 Mixture III 28 Posaune 8 (ix) Choir to 29 Tromba (from No. 18) 8 (x) to 30 Open Diapason 8 31 Rohr Flute 8 32 Salicional 8 33 Voix Celeste 8 34 Principal 4 35 Fifteenth 2 36 Mixture II (xi) Tremulant 37 Contra Fagotto 16 (xii) Octave 38 Cornopean 8 (xiii) Sub Octave 39 Oboe 8 (xiv) Unison Off
Page 4 of 5 (xv) and Pedal pistons coupled xvi) Generals on toe pistons 6 foot pistons to the Reversible (thumb) piston to Choir to Pedal 6 thumb pistons to the Choir Organ Reversible (thumb) piston to to Pedal Six thumb pistons to the Organ Reversible (thumb) piston to to Choir Six thumb pistons to the Organ Reversible (thumb) piston to to 6 foot pistons (duplicating thumb pistons) Reversible (thumb) piston to PedalTrombone Six general pistons Reversible (foot) piston to to Pedal One general cancel piston Reversible (foot) piston to to One cancel pistons to Choir, and Balanced crescendo pedals to Choir and Some notes on the history of the organ by Richard Ash It was in 1881 that the London-based firm William Hill and Son built a two-manual and pedals instrument for the church, so replacing the four-stop single-manual organ in use hitherto. William Hill, the founder of the firm, has been described as the most powerful influence in raising British organ building to a peak of perfection. Dying in 1870 at the age of 81, he was succeeded by his son Thomas Hill (d.1893) who in turn was succeeded by his son Arthur George Hill (d.1923). In 1892, this two-manual instrument was enlarged to a three-manual organ of twenty-nine speaking stops. At that time the player would be seated at the console beneath the instrument with his/her back to the choir. In order to obtain access to the organ stool, the organist was obliged to pass through the back row of the (decani) choir stalls via hinged back and seating panels, still in situ but now rendered immovable. Regrettably, [across London] little of William Hill's and William Hill and Son's work has survived in its original condition and in this respect the St. Mary's organ is no exception. The existing organ gave valiant service until 1949 when it was announced that funds were needed in order not only to renew the action but also to 'modernise' the instrument. The work was entrusted to Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool who rebuilt the organ in order to incorporate a detached console to be placed in the North transept. Although the rebuild involved much rearrangement of the interior of the instrument, only two ranks of the original Hill pipes were replaced, with a third rank being revoiced. A further rank of pipes was merely re-positioned and hence retained; consequently, the greater part of the original Hill pipework has been preserved. The newly-installed electric action lasted until the early 1990s by which time it was becoming increasingly unreliable and a source of considerable stress and frustration to the organist. The necessary work of restoration was completed in 1993 by F.H.Browne and Sons of Canterbury, a small firm with a high standard of workmanship. They subsequently installed the solo reed and are now responsible for the periodic tuning and general well-being of the instrument. The present organ of thirty-nine speaking stops, whilst not an 'unspoilt Hill', nevertheless owes much to the original builders: William Hill and Sons of London. It is considered by some to be the finest instrument of its kind in Bromley and certainly one to be preserved for (and by) future generations of worshippers at St. Mary's.
Page 5 of 5 St. Mark, Westmoreland Road, Bromley, Kent 1954 - built by Rushworth & Dreaper 1971 Harrison & Harrison 1986 Kenneth James & Sons 1997 Martin Cross 1 Acoustic Bass 32 (i) Choir to Pedal 2 Open Diapason 16 (ii) to Pedal 3 Bourdon 16 (iii) to Pedal 4 Lieblich Bourdon 16 5 Octave Diapason 8 6 Bass Flute 8 7 Octave Flute 4 9 Bassoon 16 Manual Compass: CC to C, 61 notes 10 Lieblich Gedact 8 11 Salicional 8 12 Vox Angelica 8 13 Harmonic Flute 4 (iv) Octave 14 Piccolo 2 (v) Sub Octave 15 Larigot 1 1/3 (vi) Unison Off 16 Clarinet 8 (vii) to Choir 17 Tremulant 18 Tromba 8 19 Double Diapason 16 (viii) to 20 Open Diapason I 8 (ix) Sw Suboct to Gt 21 Open Diapason II 8 (x) Sw Octave to Gt 22 Wald Flute 8 (xi) Choir to 23 Octave 4 24 Hohl Flute 4 25 Twelfth 2 2/3 26 Fifteenth 2 27 Tromba 8 28 Open Diapason 8 29 Stopped Diapason 8 (xii) Octave 30 Viol di Gamba 8 (xiii) Sub Octave 31 Voix Celeste 8 (xiv) Unison Off 32 Principal 4 33 Tierce 1 3/5 34 Mixture III 35 Contra Fagotto 16 36 Cornopean 8 37 Oboe 8 38 Tremulant Balanced crescendo pedals to Choir and Thumb pistons for Pedal couplers, Sw-Gt 6 thumb pistons to the Choir Organ Gt-Pd toe piston 6 thumb pistons to the Organ and Pedal combinations coupled 6 thumb pistons to the Organ double touch canceller 6 foot pistons to the & Pedal Choir & double touch canceller Pistons adjustable by capture system