Pipe Organ Preservation Co. (of Ireland)

Preserving and rehousing redundant pipe organs from the island of Ireland


List of instruments available

This selection is relatively complete for the instruments available in Ireland. We know of others under threat and many more further afield. So if you do not see anything here which suits then please contact us.


Builder: Telford (Dublin) 1870
Action: Mechanical (Pedal electric)
Compass: 56/30
Case: freestanding (attached console not seen in photo)
Great: 8 8 8b 8t 4 4 2
Swell: 8 8 8 4 2 1-1/3 8
Pedal: 16 16a 8a 4a



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1953
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 8 8 8 4 4
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 32a 16a 8a



Builder: Lewis (London) 1907
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 58/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 8 8 8 4 II
Swell: 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 16



Builder: Bates (London) c1860
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/15
Case: freestanding, oak
Great: 8b 8t 8 8 4 4 2
Pedal: coupled



Builder: Conacher (Huddersfield) 1964
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding, oak, detached console
Great: 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 8a 4a
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 2-2/3 III 16a 8a 4a
Pedal: 32b 16b 16 8b 4b 16a 8a 4a



Builder: W G Vowles (Bristol) 1876
Action: Mechanical (Pedal electro-pneumatic)
Compass: 56/30
Case: front & bass side (sat in corner)
Great: 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2
Swell: 16 8 8 8 8 4 8 8
Pedal: 16 16



Builder: Young (Manchester) 1897
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/30
Case: front & bass side (sat in corner)
Great: 8 8 8 4 4
Swell: 8 8 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 16



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1912
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 53
Case: freestanding, oak (photo is of similar organ)
Manual: 16 8 8 8 8 4



Builder: Hill (London) 1872
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/30
Case: front & bass side (sat in corner)
Manual: 8 8 4 2
Pedal: 16



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1936
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding, oak, detached console
Great: 16a 8 8a 8 8 4a 2a
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 32b 16a 16b 8b



Builder: Gilks (Peterborough) 1960s
Action: Electric (slider chests)
Compass: 61
Case: freestanding, oak
Manual: 16tc 8 4 2-2/3 2 (2 ranks available at 5 pitches)



Builder: R H Walker (Belfast) c1968
Action:
Compass: 56/32
Case: freestanding, mahogany
Manual: 8 4 2 II 8 (all divided bass/treble)
Pedal: coupled



Builder: George Benson (Manchester) 1898
Action: Mechanical (Pedal pneumatic)
Compass: 56/30
Case: front & bass side (sat in corner)
Great: 8 8 8 8 8 4 4
Swell: 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8
Pedal: 16a 8a



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1955
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: 2 identical chamber fronts
Great: 16a 8 8a 8 8 4 2
Swell: 8 8 8 4 III 8 8
Pedal: 32b 16a 16b 8a 8b 4a 4b 16?



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1914, Davies (Northampton) 1959
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: mahogany, painted front pipes, no side returns
Great: 16 8 8b 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 IV 8 8a 4a
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 III 16 8 8 4
Choir: 8 8 8 4 III 8 8a 4a
Pedal: 32c 16c 16b 16d 8b 8c 8d 5-1/3d 4b 16a 8a 4a


Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1932, Abbey Organ Co. (Belfast) 1974
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case & detached console retained by church
Great: 16c 8 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 8b 4b
Swell: 16 8 8 8 8 4 2 III 8 16a 8a 4a
Pedal: 32e 16d 16c 16e 8d 8c 8e 4c 16b 16a 8a



Builder: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1929, Irish Organ Co. (Belfast) 1964, Abbey Organ Co. (Belfast) 1985, Wells-Kennedy (Lisburn) 1990
Action: Direct-Electric
Compass: 61/30
Case: Dark oak, painted front pipes, no side returns, detached console
Great: 16b 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 III 8a 4a
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 [III] 8 8 8a 4a
Pedal: 16c 16b 8c 8b 4c 4b 16a 8a



Builder: Anon 1870
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/25
Case: pipe rack, decorated front pipes (photo is of identical organ)
Manual: 16 8 8 8 8 4 II
Pedal: 16



Builder: W G Vowles (Bristol) 1890's
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/25
Case: pipe rack, painted front pipes, pitch pine with panelled sides
Manual: 8 8 8 4
Pedal: 16



Builder: Telford & Telford (Dublin) c1930
Action: Mechanical (Pedal electro-pneumatic)
Compass: 56/30
Case: pipe rack, painted front pipes, pitch pine with panelled sides
Great: 8 8 8 4
Swell: 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 16



Builder: Binns (Leeds) 1958
Action: Electro-Pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: few dummy display pipes
Great: 8 8 8 8 4 4 2
Swell: 8 8 8 4 II 16 8
Pedal: 16 16 8 8



Builder: Davies (Northampton) 1964
Action: Electric
Compass: 61/30
Case: none (organ needs chamber), detached console
Great: 16 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2
Swell: 16 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2
Pedal: 16 8 5-1/3 4 4 4 2
3 rank extension organ



Builder: Irish Organ Co. (Belfast) 1967
Action: Electric
Compass: 61/30
Case: none / sloping wall of 8' pipes, detached console
Great: 16 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2
Swell: 16 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2
Pedal: 16 8 8 8 4 4
3 rank extension organ



Builder: Binns (Leeds) 1911
Action: Electro-pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding, mahogany, display pipes, detached console
Great: 16 8 8 8 4 2
Swell: 8 8 8 4 II 8 8
Pedal: 16 16 8 8


Builder: Forster & Andrews (Hull) 1880
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/30
Case: freestanding, display pipes
Manual: 8 8 8 8 4 4 2
Pedal: 16



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