JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
THE GEORGE DIXON ARCHIVE



St. James, West Hartlepool, Cleveland
Rebuilt organ designed by George Dixon 1939
Built by Kingsgate Davidson 1946



ORIGINAL ORGAN
Bryceson early 1880s, Choir added by R. Heslop n.d.

GREAT
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Rohr Flöte
     8       Dulciana
     4       Principal
     4       Viola
     4       Harmonic Flute
     2       Fifteenth
     8       Clarinet  tc
 
SWELL
    16       Bourdon
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Lieblich Gedeckt
     8       Viole d'Amour
     8       Voix Célestes  tc
     4       Principal
     8       Trumpet
     8       Oboe
 
CHOIR (enclosed)
     8       Spitz Flöte
     8       Stopped Diapason
     8       Viole d'Orchestre
     4       Flute
     2       Piccolo
     8       Vox Humana
             Tremulant
 
PEDAL  
    16       Open Diapason    
    16       Subbass
     8       Violoncello  
 
Couplers: 5 unison (no Choir to Great).
 
3 combination pedals to Great, 2 to Swell.
Lever swell pedal acting on both Swell and Choir boxes.
Compass: 56/30 (flat).
Tracker action.
Wind pressure about 3 1/4in.; hand blown.


REBUILT ORGAN
Designed by George Dixon 1939, built by Kingsgate Davidson 1946

GREAT
    16       Bourdon
     8       Large Open Diapason
     8       Small Open Diapason
     8       Rohr Flöte
     8       Spitz Flöte    
     4       Octave
     4       Geigen Principal
    2 2/3    Octave Quint
     2       Superoctave
 
SWELL   
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Lieblich Gedeckt
     8       Salicional    
     4       Principal
     2       Fifteenth
    III      Mixture  17.19.22
    16       Contra Oboe  tc
     8       Trumpet    
 
CHOIR (enclosed)
    16       Contra Dulciana  tc
     8       Viole d'Orchestre
     8       Voix Célestes  tc
     8       Harmonic Flute    
     4       Flute     
     8       Vox Humana
             Tremulant
 
PEDAL  
    16       Bourdon  (Great   
    16       Subbass
    16       Geigen
     8       Geigen  (unit)
     4       Geigen  (unit)
 
Couplers and accesories as before.

SOURCE
From 'The Organ in St. James's, West Hartlepool' by George Dixon in 'The Organ' quarterly, April 1947.





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