c. 1875 - Pavilion exterior (Wikipedia/Paul R. Marchesano)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2024-10-28 - According to The Halifax Herald (November 19, 1894), the organ purchased by St. Luke's Cathedral was originally set up in 1893 at the Bournemouth Pavilion. It was delivered to Halifax, NS in 1895. The Choir organ was evidently originally prepared for but included when installed in Halifax, the only changes evidently the swapping of the Great and Swell 8' Flutes and the removal of the Clarinet from Swell and positioned in the Choir Organ. Detail from the article: "A friend of Mr. Gatward, a leading London organist, writes, 'I believe you will be pleased with the organ. The diapason work is very good and the reeds are particularly so. The organ is essentially a church organ and not one for a concert room. The full swell is very fine and the pedal organ very complete and effective ...' The organ was erected in the Winter Gardens Pavilion, Bournemouth, where it now stands, by one of the best English manufacturers, Norman Bros. & Beard, of Norwich. It was opened in July, 1893. It has a show of 32 pipes in front, which measures 17 ft; its height is about 20 ft. ... There is no choir organ at present but there is space for one of 5 stops to be added. Total number of pipes is 1,428." The organ was destroyed when the cathedral burned in 1905. -Andrew Henderson
2024-11-07 - Bournemouth Winter Gardens was a theatre located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It was first constructed in 1875 as an exhibition centre, but reopened in 1893 as a popular classical music venue. It was demolished and replaced just prior to World War II. The original building was a glass-clad structure constructed in 1875, similar to the Crystal Palace in London. It was appropriately named the Crystal Palace of the Summer and Winter Gardens[1] with a capacity of 4,000. An 1891 prospectus said "These delightful grounds lie in the very bull’s eye of alluring Bournemouth". The lease was transferred to Bournemouth Corporation two years later, with Dan Godfrey starting a new Bournemouth Band around this time. -- Wikipedia -Paul R. Marchesano
3 composition pedals (each) to Great and Swell; Swell Tremulant; Specification also checked against source published in The Halifax Herald (November 18, 1894).The Choir division was prepared for in the original installation in Bournemouth and installed in Halifax when the organ was relocated there. Source: Musical News, Vol. 9 (p. 317) October 26, 1895
Great Bourdon 16 (Wood), Open Diapason 8, Horn Diapason 8, Dulciana 8, Principal 4, Lieblich Gedackt 8 (Wood & Metal), Harmonic Flute 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Fifteenth 2, Mixture II, Posaune 8
Swell Double Diapason 16 (Wood & Metal), Open Diapason 8 (Wood & Metal), Stopped Diapason 8 (Wood), Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8, Fifteenth 2, Principal 4, Mixture II, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8
Choir Claribel 8 (Wood?), Flauto Traverso 4, Keraulophon 8, Swabe [sic] Piccolo 2, Clarinet 8
Pedal Open Diapason 16 (Wood), Bourdon 16 (Wood), Violoncello 8, Trombone 16
Swell to Great 8, Swell to Pedal 8, Choir to Pedal 8, Swell to Swell 4, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Swell 4, Swell to Choir 8
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