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Ripon Cathedral is a spectacular gothic Grade I listed building in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon, England. It was built between the 13th and 16th centuries, but is the fourth building to have existed on this site. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672 when the first stone church was built.

The earliest record of an organ in the cathedral is from 1399. In 1667 William Preston built an organ of five stops for £10. Gerard Smith built an organ in 1690; a few pipes survive in the present Swell Organ (stops 41 and 45). The organ was enlarged in 1838 by Renn of Manchester, when a new case was provided. In 1878 a new three-manual organ was built by T.C.Lewis, with new cases by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The organ was restored by Hill & Son in 1902, and in 1912 a reconstruction was begun by Harrison & Harrison. This work was interrupted by the first world war and was not completed until 1926. The action was converted to electro-pneumatic by Compton in 1950, but the tonal scheme was not changed. In 1963 the organ was overhauled by Harrison & Harrison, with changes to the Choir and Pedal Organs. The electrical system was renewed in 1988, when the Solo Orchestral Trumpet was added. A second, mobile console was provided in 2001. A general overhaul in 2013 included attention to the wind system and the provision of additional accessories at the screen console. The Choir Organ and some pedal stops are in the two smaller cases on either side of the Quire. The rest of the organ is within the main case, with the screen console on the south side. A unique feature is an articulated hand (annotated on the photo), which can be operated by a lever in the organ loft to beat time for the choir.

References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_Cathedral
www.harrisonorgans.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Ripon-C...

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