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Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint James' Anglican Church (Croydon)
Municipal: Sydney
Address: 2 Highbury Street, 2132, Croydon NSW
Website: http://stjamescroydon.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062739.
Built by: James Conacher (1893)
In the suburb Croydon of Sydney Saint James' Church was build in 1883. The architect who designed the building was Edmund Blacket. In 1891 the transept and chancel were build. In 1893 James Conacher from Huddersfield, UK, build a pipe organ for the church. The organ has never been changed since the inauguration. An electric blower has been installed, but the hand pump installation also is still in working order.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopd. Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8' - C-B from Lieblich Gedact, Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedal, Swell Super Octave.
Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint James' Anglican Church (Croydon)
Municipal: Sydney
Address: 2 Highbury Street, 2132, Croydon NSW
Website: http://stjamescroydon.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062739.
Built by: James Conacher (1893)
In the suburb Croydon of Sydney Saint James' Church was build in 1883. The architect who designed the building was Edmund Blacket. In 1891 the transept and chancel were build. In 1893 James Conacher from Huddersfield, UK, build a pipe organ for the church. The organ has never been changed since the inauguration. An electric blower has been installed, but the hand pump installation also is still in working order.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopd. Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8' - C-B from Lieblich Gedact, Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedal, Swell Super Octave.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixture 3 ranks (Swell) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' -2 ' - 1 1/3'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Literature |
A Diverse Heritage : organs in historic urban and rural settings in New South Wales : 33rd Annual Conference 5 - 11 April 2010 : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2010. |