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Details of our Church Organ
The organ
was installed in 1900 by W Walmsley of Len Valley Organ Works near
Maidstone, having been purchased from St John’s Deptford where it was
originally installed c1856 by J W Walker & Sons. The apparent
reason for selling it was that it was “worn out”. Well, it has
been here for over 100 years, with an overhaul and cleaning in the 1970s
when part of the ceiling collapsed on it during the re-roofing of the
Church, and is still going strong!
There are
11 stops to the Great, 9 to the Swell + tremulant, 2 to the Pedals and 3
couplers. The whole instrument has tracker [mechanical] action.
There are 1,230 pipes. The original external pipes were painted in
the traditional Victorian decorative style, but this has been removed to
show the natural bare metal. There was originally a text over the
arch “Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness”. More detailed
information can be obtained from Mr David Howlett via the
Church Office.
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