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Nicholas Appleton presents:
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Organ
Charles Jackson 1874, rebuilt Brown & Arkley
1977 (2/14 mechanical and electro-pneumatic)
Charles Jackson built his second organ in 1874
for St Luke's Anglican Church in Sussex St, Sydney. This small church was a
branch church of St Philip's, Church Hill and was opened in 1866 and closed in
1905. The organ had one manual (the present Great) and a wooden Violon 16' on
the Pedal. With the closure of St Luke's, the organ was sold and bought by St
Stephen's Anglican Church, Penrith for £70. George Fincham & Son removed,
enlarged and installed the organ at St Stephen's in 1906. The additions,
recommended by organist Frederick Morley, cost about £80. The additions
consisted of a four stop Swell and a Bourdon to the Pedal. About 1962 the Open
Diapason display pipes were replaced with new ones by Hank Goris from Pels &
Zoon which were configured differently to the originals.
The organ was maintained by Griffin & Leggo and later by Charles Leggo from 1916
-1949. It was extensively rebuilt by Brown & Arkley in 1977 when the pedal
compass was extended and placed on electric action.
Photographs of the church and the organ can be found
at the website of the
Organ Music Society of Sydney
This organ has been digitally sampled by
Nicholas Appleton
Hauptwerk 3 version by Bob Collins |
