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*** STARTS THURSDAY 3rd JULY 2008 ***
Organ Recitals at St Paul's in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
First Thursday of every month: 1.15pm - 1.45pm
Admission free
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Square
Birmingham B3 1QZ
St Paul's Church is blessed with some of the finest acoustics in the city. It is a Grade I listed building, built in 1779 and set in a timeless Georgian square with beautiful rolling lawns and tree-lined walks; An oasis of calm in the heart of the city. The square and surrounding streets boast a fine array of bars and restaurants.
Recitals last 30 minutes and are followed by refreshments. You are most welcome to bring your packed lunch along with you!
How to get to St Paul's:
click for a map link
By train: Birmingham Snow Hill Station or Jewellery Quarter Station (approximately 10 minutes' walk from both)
By metro: St. Paul's, line 1 (approximately 3 minutes' walk)
Car parking: Metered parking on the square or in nearby streets. Multi-storey NCP car park with 500 spaces in Newhall Street, with access through to St Paul's Square. Limited parking in the churchyard with priority given to disabled visitors.
On foot: Approximately 10 minutes' walk from Colmore Row, crossing Great Charles Street at the traffic lights on Newhall Street or via the footbridge on Ludgate Hill. The most obvious guiding landmark is the BT tower.
Further information about St Paul's can be found at www.birminghamheritage.org.uk
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Organ Specification
As remodelled in 1964
by Hill, Norman & Beard Ltd
Pedal
1 Open Diapason 16
2 Bourdon 16
3 Gedeckt 8
4 Principal 8
5 Fifteenth 4
6 Bassoon 16 (from Swell Contra Oboe)
Great
7 Open Diapason I 8
8 Open Diapason II 8
9 Stopped Diapason 8
10 Dulciana 8
11 Principal 4
12 Twelfth 2 2/3
13 Fifteenth 2
14 Mixture II
15 Trumpet 8
Swell
16 Open Diapason 8
17 Clarabella 8
18 Salicional 8
19 Voix Celeste 8
20 Lieblich Flute 4
21 Principal 4
22 Mixture III
23 Contra Oboe 16
24 Cornopean 8
25 Clarion 4
Couplers
26 Swell to Pedal
27 Swell to Great
28 Great to Pedal
29 Swell Octave
Accessories
Pistons: 10 general, 5 Swell,
5 Great, 5 Pedal-toe, 5 Swell-toe
Reversible thumb pistons:
Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal,
Swell to Great
Reversible toe pistons:
Great to Pedal
General cancel thumb piston
Illuminated switches:
Great and Pedal pistons coupled
Generals on Swell toe pistons
64-level lockable memory system.
The organ is in the care of:
Peter Spencer and Co
Organ Builders
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