St George's Church, Douglas, I.O.M.

ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, DOUGLAS

ISLE OF MAN

St George’s church was founded in 1761, when much of the Island’s prosperity came from smuggling. Construction was suspended, for lack of funds, in 1765 when the Island was sold to the British crown, but resumed ten years later, and the building was consecrated in 1781.

The first organ was purchased from a music society in Dublin in 1780 and was installed in the west gallery. When the chancel was rebuilt in 1864 an organ was installed behind the choir; it was enlarged in successive rebuilds. The new instrument remains in the chancel, and is designed for teaching and recitals as well as for choral and congregational accompaniment.		 St George's Church, Douglas, IOM
Photograph by Andrew Barton 

PEDAL  ORGAN




 1. Violone			16
 2. Bourdon 			16
 3. Principal		 8
 4. Fifteenth  		 4
 5. Trombone			16


   I.  Great to Pedal     II.  Swell to Pedal



GREAT  ORGAN




 6. Open Diapason		 8
 7. Stopped Diapason	 8
 8. Principal		 4
 9. Chimney Flute		 4
10. Twelfth			22/3
11. Fifteenth		 2
12. Mixture			IV
13. Trumpet			 8


                    III.   Swell to Great


  	SWELL  ORGAN

  14. Gedackt			 8
  15. Viola			 	 8
  16. Voix Céleste  (tenor c)	 8
  17. Gemshorn			 4
  18. Flageolet		 	 2
  19. Mixture			IV
  20. Fagotto			16
  21. Cornopean		 	 8
  22. Oboe				 8

                       IV.  Tremulant



   	 ACCESSORIES
   Six general pistons and general cancel
   Five foot pistons to Pedal Organ
   Five pistons each to Great and Swell Organs
   Five foot pistons duplicating Swell pistons
   Reversible pistons: 
   Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great 
   Reversible foot pistons:  Great to Pedal, Swell to Great
   Combination couplers:  Great & Pedal Pistons
                          General Foot Pistons
   The pistons are adjustable with eight memory levels
   The manual compass is 58 notes, the pedal 30 notes
   
   The manual and pedal key actions are mechanical;    
   the drawstop and combination actions are electric.


 


 

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