St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool
The Organ was built around 1871 by Conacher of Huddersfield, and had three manuals and pedals, all with mechanical action. In the 1930s it was rebuilt by Wood and Wordsworth of Leeds with tubular pneumatic action. The most recent rebuild, by Adrian Cooke of Stockton (who now builds organs in America), uses direct electric action to operate the pallets in the original soundboards. At that time, some electronic additions were made to the specification without jeopardising the integrity of the pipe organ. The organ is now maintained by John Lightbown and Sons, of Morpeth.
GREAT
Contra Gamba 16
Open Diapason 8
Stopt Diapason 8
Principal 4
Quint Flute 2 2/3
Fifteenth 2
Mixture III
Trumpet 8
SWELL
Lieblich Bourdon 16
Viola 8
Salicional 8
Voix Celestes 8
Lieblich Gedackt 8
Rohr Gedackt 8
Gemshorn 4
Flute 4
Nazard2 2/3
Piccolo 2
Mixture III
Mixture IV
Sesquialtera II
Contra Fagotto 16
Cornopean 8
Hautbois 8
Oboe 8
Trompette 8
Clarion 4
PEDAL
Bourdon16
Open Wood16
Open Diapason16
Sub bass16
Octave8
Flute8
Cello8
Fifteenth4
Trombone16
CHOIR
Double Diapason 16
Open Diapason 8
Viol d'orchestre 8
Dulciana 8
Flauto Traverso 8
Principal 4
Flute d'Amour 4
Fifteenth 2
Flageolet 2
Mixture IV
Double Trumpet 16
8 thumb pistons to Swell; 5 thumb pistons to Great; 8 thumb pistons to Choir; 5 toe pistons to Pedal; 5 general thumb pistons (under Great keys) duplicated by 8 toe pistons. Two memory instant capture piston system with general cancel
Reversible toe and thumb pistons for Swell to Great and Great to Pedal
Balanced swell; the swell electronic stops speak through loudspeakers located in the swell box
COUPLERS
Sw/Gt/Ch to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Great to Choir
Swell Octave
Swell Tremulant
