Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield / A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the / Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less

by George Worley

INVENTORY OF VESTMENTS, ETC.,
AT THE CHURCH OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW-THE-GREAT,
TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1574

"Certayne things appertaining to the Churche as followethe:—

• Imprimis a comunion cloth of redd silke and goulde.
• Itm a comunion coppe (cup) of silver withe a cover.
• Itm a beriall cloth of red velvet and a pulpitte clothe of the same.
• Itm two grene velvet quishins (cushions).
• Itm a blewe velvet cope.
• Itm a blewe silke cope.
• Itm a white lynnen abe (albe) and a hedd clothe (amice) to the same.
• Itm a vestment of tawney velvet.
• Itm a vestment of redd rought velvet.
• Itm a vestment of grene silke with a crosse garde of red velvet.
• Itm a crosse banner of redd tafata gilted.
• Itm two stoles of redd velvet.
• Itm two white surplices.
• Itm two comunion table clothers.
• Itm two comunion towels.
• Itm one olde bible.
• Itm one great booke.
• Itm one olde sarvice booke for the minister."

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APPENDIX IV

THE ORGAN

The organ now at St. Bartholomew's, where it supersedes one purchased by subscription in 1731, was originally built by George England in 1760 for the Church of St. Stephen, Walbrook. Considerable work was there done upon it by Messrs. William Hill and Son in 1872, viz:

I.		The pipes of Great and Choir stops were replanted, CC pipes overthe GG grooves, and the compass altered to CC to G throughout.
II.		The following alterations were made in the Great organ:
		Open Diapason (ii) extended from gamut G to CC. Mixture replaced by new pipes where required. New Trumpet inserted, and the old one transferred to Swell.
Choir.		Dulciana (new) C (grooved). Keraulophon (new) C (grooved). Clarinet CC.
Swell.		New soundboard (CC to G), swell-box and new action. New Bourdon, 16 feet. Cornet made into 12 and 15 feet. New mixture—four ranks. German Flute revoiced. Old Great organ Trumpet arranged to form Double Trumpet from tenor C. All stops, except German Flute and Double Trumpet, carried down to CC.
Pedal.		Bourdon, new, 16 feet. Open Diapason, 16 feet (compass arranged CCC to F thirty notes). Trombone, new, 16 feet
Couplers.		New, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Choir. New keyboards. New Pedal keyboard. New Drawstop knobs. New additional bellows. Five new Composition Pedals (three to Great organ, and two to Swell organ).