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PAGE 38SUNDAY, 13 MAYSt. Anne’s, Limehouse, LondonThe Organist: Daniel MoultThe Organ: 1851 Gray & Davison, III/34The organ at St. Anne’s was built by Gray and Davison in 1850, at a cost of some £800,and installed a year later following display at the Great Exhibition. The pipe organ inSt. Anne’s won first prize in the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace, and is muchprized by musicians. In 1875 it was retuned in equal temperament, and a Choir toGreat Sub-octave coupler was added. In 2006 it underwent an extensive restorationby William Drake, losing the 1875 coupler but retaining the later tuning.Stop List:Pedal Choir Great Swell CouplersGrand Open Diap. 16’ Dulciana 8’ Double Open Diap. 16’ Bourdon 16’Swell Manl. to GreatGrand Bourdon 16’ Keraulophon 8’ Open Diapason 8’ Open Diapason 8’ Swell to Choir Manl.Grand Octave 8’ Stopd. Diapn. Bass 8’ Open Diapason 8’ Stopd. Diapason 8’Swell Manl. to PedalsGreat Manl. to PedalsGrand Bombard 16’ Clarionet Flute 8’ Stopd. Diapason 8’ Octave 4’ Choir Manl. to PedalsOctave 4’ Octave 4’ Fifteenth 2’Flute 4’ Flute 4’ Sesquialtra IIIFifteenth 2’ Twelfth 3’ Cornopean 8’Clarionet 8’ Fifteenth 2’ Oboe 8’Flageolet 2’ Clarion 4’SesquialtraIIIMixtureIIPosaune 8’Clarion 4’The ChurchSt. Anne’s Limehouse was consecrated in 1730, one of the twelvechurches built through the 1711 Act of Parliament. The scheme nevermet its original target, but those built were also known as the QueenAnne Churches. The church was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, builtto serve the needs of the rapidly expanding population of London inthe 18th century. The church was gutted by fire on Good Friday 1850,and restored between 1851 and 1854. There is a link to Greenwich timeat the top of the tower: a weight falls when a signal comes from Greenwich(line of sight). St. Anne’s underwent extensive restoration during2007–2009, including complete restoration of the organ and work on thealtar and floor. In 2009, the church became the main rehearsal venue forthe recently formed Docklands Sinfonia, and occasionally hosts classicalconcerts. Today, the church remains the parish church of Limehouse, and is within the Diocese of London.