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: Evans & Barr (Belfast) 1910
Action: Mechanical (Pedal pneumatic)
Compass: 56/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 8 8 4
Swell: 8 4 II
Pedal: 16
Status: dismantled



Builder: J. W. Walker & Sons (London) 1957
Action: Electric
Compass: 61/32
Case: built into chamber
Great: 16 8 8 8 4 4 4 2-2/3 2 III
Swell: 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 III
Pedal: 16 16 10-2/3 8 8 4 4
4 rank extension organ
Status: dismantled



Builder: J. W. Walker & Sons (London) 1957
Action: Electric
Compass: 61/32
Case: built into chamber
Great: 16 8 8 8 4 4 4 2-2/3 2 8
Swell: 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 16 8 4
Pedal: 16 16 10-2/3 8 8 4 8
4 rank extension organ
Status: dismantled



Builder: Davies (Northampton) 1953
Action: Electro-Pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: Evans & Barr 1906
Great: 8 8 8 8 4 2-2/3 2 8
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 2-2/3 2 8
Pedal: 16 16 8 8
Status: playable



Builder: Bevington (London) c1880
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/25
Case: freestanding
Manual: 16b 8 8 8 8 4 2-2/3 2 8
Pedal: coupled
Status: dismantled



Builder: Merkin (Paris) 1890
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/27
Case: freestanding, reversed console
Manual: 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: coupled
Status: dismantled



Builder: J. W. Walker & Sons (London) 1839
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/30
Case: freestanding
Manual: 8 8b 8t 8 4 4 2 octave coupler
Pedal: 16
Status: dismantled



Builder: Walker? c1870, Osmond (Taunton) c1940
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/29
Case: freestanding
Manual: 8 8b 8 8 4 4 2
Pedal: 16
Status: dismantled



Builder: Casson (London) c1900
Action: Mechanical (16ft pneumatic)
Compass: 56
Case: freestanding
Manual: 16 8mel 8 8 8b 8t 4b 4t
Status: dismantled



Builder: Magahy (Cork) c1910
Action: Pneumatic
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 8 8 8 4 4
Swell: 8 8 8 8 4 2 8
Pedal: 16a 8a
Status: playable



Builder: Telford & Telford
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 56/20
Case: freestanding
Manual: 8 8 4 4 2
Pedal: 16
Status: playable



Builder: Irish Organ Co. (Belfast) 1973
Action: Electric
Compass: 61/30
Case: pipe rack on shelf, detached console
Great: 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 8 4
Swell: 16 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 8
Pedal: 16 8 8 8 4 4 4
3 rank extension organ
Status: dismantled



Builder: William Johnson / Peter Collins 1993
Action: Mechanical
Compass: 61/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 16 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 2 1-3/5 III 8
Swell: 8 8 8 4 4 2 1-1/3 II II 16 8 8
Pedal: 16 16 8 8 4 III 16
Status: dismantled



Builder: Blackett & Howden (Newcastle) 1895
Action: Mechanical (Pedal pneumatic)
Compass: 56/30
Case: freestanding (in corner - no bass side case)
Great: 8 8 8 4 4
Swell: 8 8 8 4 8
Pedal: 16
Status: dismantled



Builder: Laycock & Bannister (Keighley) 1902
Action: Mechanical (Pedal pneumatic)
Compass: 58/30
Case: freestanding
Great: 8 8 8 4
Swell: 8 8 8 8
Pedal: 16
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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



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
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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



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



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)
Status: playable



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



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
Status: dismantled



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?
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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
Status: playable



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
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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
Status: dismantled



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