Colston Bassett St John the Divine

Organ

Organ pipes

The organ described as ‘architectural’ was built by Norman & Beard in 1908. It is situated on the south side of the chancel adjacent to the choir stalls, the pipes project from the wall above, the console is within a recess with an ogee aperture which was possibly the founders tomb.

The organ is listed on the National Organ Register as follows:

Nottinghamshire Colston Bassett, St. John the Divine [N01763]

Anglican Parish Church
Grid ref: SK7033
Survey date: 1992

Builders: 1908, Norman & Beard Ltd

Cases
Position: South choir loft, console below; Type: Architectural

Department and Stop list

Pedal	Key action TP Stop action TP Compass-low C Compass-high f1 Keys 30
	1	Bourdon	16
	2	Bass Flute	8

Great	Key action TP Stop action TP Compass-low C Compass-high a3 Keys 58
	3	Open Diapason	8
	4	Claribel Flute	8
	5	Dulciana	8
	6	Principal	4
	7	Harmonic Flute	4

Swell	Key action TP Stop action TP Compass-low C Compass-high a3 Keys 58 Enclosed
	8	Open Diapason	8
	9	Rohr Flute	8
	10	Echo Gamba	8
	11	Voix Celeste	8	TC
	12	Gemshorn	4
	13	Cor Oboe	8
	14	Tremulant

Console:

Pedalboard: concave radiating

The control is by small black tilting tablets over the keys, on the upper part of which is a large ivory disc with the name on it; on the lower part a small disc with pitch marked.

Couplers:

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Swell octave

Great to Pedal

Accessories: 2 composition pedals Great, 2 Swell

The stop control is a near relative of the disc-and-button style adopted occasionally by N&B – eg Saffron Walden, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Banbury (this one by H,N&B).

Updates

1981

BBE

BBE62.72; details added, including action and console detail;
'Information' added.