St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mansfield
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St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mansfield is a parish church
in the Church of England
located in Mansfield
, Nottingham
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The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
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Re-consecrated at the end of 2000, the magnificent 3-manual organ is one of the finest in the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese. The foundation of this instrument was the organ of Clare College, Cambridge, which was purchased in 1970 together with its ornate case. It was substantially altered and enlarged by Noel Mander of London before installation in the south chapel in 1971. The original pipe work dating from the 1870s was by Gray & Davison and had been revoiced by Harrison & Harrison
in 1911.
In 2000 Woods of Huddersfield replaced the worn out action with a modern micro-processor based solid system and thoroughly cleaned and overhauled the whole instrument. They also completed the 32' pedal reed which had previously been effected electronically.
The specification of this instrument is as follows:
Pedal Organ
Open Metal 16
Open Wood 16
Bourdon 16
Minor Bass 16
Principal 8
Flute 8
Gemshorn 4
Mixture 22.26.29
Double Ophicleide 32
Ophicleide 16
Trumpet 8
Fagotto 8
Schalmei 4
Choir
Open Diapason 8
Chimney Flute 8
Gemshorn 4
Flute 4
Nazard 2
Fifteenth 2
Blockflute 2
Tierce 1
Larigot 1
Cymbal 26.29.33
Tremulant
Trumpet (Gt) 8
Great
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8
Hohlflote 8
Principal 4
Nason 4
Fifteenth 2
Fourniture 15.19.22.26
Mixture 22.26.29
Trumpet 8
Swell
Open Diapason 8
Stopt Diapason 8
Dulciana 8
Celeste 8
Principal 4
Open Flute 4
Twelfth 2
Fifteenth 2
Mixture 15.19.22
Sharp Mixture 22.26.29
Double Clarinet 16
Contra Fagotto 16
Cornopean 8
Oboe 8
Clarion 4
Tremulant
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Swell octave
Swell unison off
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Choir suboctave
Great to Pedal
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
located in Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
History
The church dates from the early 12th century. Chantry chapels and the clerestory were added in the 15th or 16th centuries, and the spire dates from 1699.Organ
The organ was acquired in 1970 from Clare College, CambridgeClare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
.
Re-consecrated at the end of 2000, the magnificent 3-manual organ is one of the finest in the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese. The foundation of this instrument was the organ of Clare College, Cambridge, which was purchased in 1970 together with its ornate case. It was substantially altered and enlarged by Noel Mander of London before installation in the south chapel in 1971. The original pipe work dating from the 1870s was by Gray & Davison and had been revoiced by Harrison & Harrison
Harrison & Harrison
Harrison & Harrison Ltd are a British company that make and restore pipe organs, based in Durham and established in 1861. They are well known for their work on instruments such as King's College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey and the Royal Festival Hall....
in 1911.
In 2000 Woods of Huddersfield replaced the worn out action with a modern micro-processor based solid system and thoroughly cleaned and overhauled the whole instrument. They also completed the 32' pedal reed which had previously been effected electronically.
The specification of this instrument is as follows:
Pedal Organ
Open Metal 16
Open Wood 16
Bourdon 16
Minor Bass 16
Principal 8
Flute 8
Gemshorn 4
Mixture 22.26.29
Double Ophicleide 32
Ophicleide 16
Trumpet 8
Fagotto 8
Schalmei 4
Choir
Open Diapason 8
Chimney Flute 8
Gemshorn 4
Flute 4
Nazard 2
Fifteenth 2
Blockflute 2
Tierce 1
Larigot 1
Cymbal 26.29.33
Tremulant
Trumpet (Gt) 8
Great
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8
Hohlflote 8
Principal 4
Nason 4
Fifteenth 2
Fourniture 15.19.22.26
Mixture 22.26.29
Trumpet 8
Swell
Open Diapason 8
Stopt Diapason 8
Dulciana 8
Celeste 8
Principal 4
Open Flute 4
Twelfth 2
Fifteenth 2
Mixture 15.19.22
Sharp Mixture 22.26.29
Double Clarinet 16
Contra Fagotto 16
Cornopean 8
Oboe 8
Clarion 4
Tremulant
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Swell octave
Swell unison off
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Choir suboctave
Great to Pedal
Organists
- Maria Lister 1795–1901
- Joseph Webster ca. 1829
- Miss Cursham ca. 1869
- William Blakely 1883–1891
- Arthur Howard Bonser 1889–1902
- Miss M Coleman 1904–1911
- Dr George P Allen 1911–1957 (formerly organist of St. Peter's Church, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent)
- C K Turner 1957–1959
- Malcolm Cousins 1959–1993
- David Sheeran Butterworth 1993–1995
- John Gull 1996
- David Cowlishaw 1997
- John P Rose 1998–2007
- Paul Hayward 2007-8
- James Hudson 2009
Source
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus PevsnerNikolaus PevsnerSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...