Bath Abbey

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Bath Abbey

The Bath Abbey (Engl. The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath ) is an Anglican parish church in Bath , England , which was once the great church of a Benedictine monastery was.

history

Bath Abbey was completed in 1156. It was badly damaged in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century. The cathedral of the Diocese of Bath and Wells went to the English royal house after the Supreme Act and the subsequent solution of the English Church from Rome. In 1574 the English Queen Elizabeth I initiated a restoration that lasted until 1611. From 1583 the former abbey and cathedral was used as the parish church of Bath. Further restorations were carried out in 1860–1877 under the architect George Gilbert Scott .

In 1999 the 500th anniversary of the church was celebrated.

description

The church is built in the shape of a Latin cross and can accommodate about 1200 people. It is 67 m long and 22 m wide, including the aisles . The main nave is 24 m high. Ten bells hang in the 49 m high tower above the crossing .

The large window above the high altar shows 56 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ .

  • The west facade

  • The interior of the church

  • Fan vault, typical of the Perpendicular Style

  • The high altar window

  • Bath Abbey Organ

organ

In 1997 a new main organ was created by the Johannes Klais / Bonn company using historical registers . It is located in the north transept . The 62 registers are distributed over four manuals and pedal . The key action is mechanical, the key action electrically. She has the following disposition :

I positive C-c 4
1. Stopped diapason 8th'
2. Principal 4 ′
3. Chimney Flute 4 ′
4th Fifteenth 2 ′
5. Sesquialter II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Mixture 4f 1'
7th Crumhorn 8th'
Tremulant
II Great C – c 4
8th. Double Open Diapason 16 ′
9. Open diapason 8th'
10. Gamba 8th'
11. Double tide 8th'
12. Principal 4 ′
13. Open flute 4 ′
14th Twelfth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
15th Fifteenth 2 ′
16. Cornett V (from a) 8th'
17th Full Mixture IV-V 2 ′
18th Sharp Mixture III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
19th Double trumpet 16 ′
20th trombone 8th'
21st Clairon 4 ′
Cimbelstern
III Swell C-c 4
22nd Bourdon 16 ′
23. Open diapason 8th'
24. Viola da gamba 8th'
25th Voix celeste 8th'
26th Lovely Gedackt 8th'
27. Principal 4 ′
28. Tapered flute 4 ′
29 Flageolet 4 ′
30th Mixture V 2 ′
31. Contra fagotto 16 ′
32. Trumpet 8th'
33. oboe 8th'
34. Vox humana 8th'
35. Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
IV Choir / Solo C – c 4
36. Stopped diapason 8th'
37. Salicional 8th'
38. Unda maris 8th'
39. Gemshorn 8th'
40. Flauto traverso 4 ′
41. Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
42. Piccolo 2 ′
43. Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
44. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
45. Cor anglais 16 ′
46. Trumpette 8th'
47. Clarinet 8th'
48. Tuba mirabilis 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – g 1
49. Double Open Diapason 32 ′
50. Open Wood 16 ′
51. Open diapason 16 ′
52. Violone 16 ′
53. Bourdon 16 ′
54. Principal 8th'
55. cello 8th'
56. Bass tide 8th'
57. Fifteenth 4 ′
58. Mixture 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
59. Contra trumpet 32 ′
60. Trombones 16 ′
61. trombone 16 ′
62. Clairon 8th'
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: I / II, III / I, IV / II, III / I, IV / I, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: III / III, IV / IV
    • Super octave coupling: III / III, IV / IV
  • Playing aids : Great & Pedal Combinations combined

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Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 21 ′ 33 ″  W.