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Port Macquarie, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Thomas' Anglican Church
Municipal: Port Macquarie
Address: 74 Hay Street, 2444, Port Macquarie
Website: https://www.portanglican.com/
Description nr.: 2064628.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1856) - opus 574
In the years 1824-1828, St. Thomas Church was erected in Port Macquarie by prisoners who were stationed here. The church is one of the oldest brick churches in Australia. In 1857, a pipe organ was installed, built in 1856 by the company Walker & Sons. It is a one-manual organ with five stops and pull down pedals. The instrument can be played with the keyboard, or by using the barrel. The organ was located on the gallery at the west side of the church. In 1868 it was moved to the church floor, in the left corner to the rear of the church room. H.W. Jarrott restored the instrument in 1969-1970 and reinstalled it on the gallery.
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (from G), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal (C-g°): Aangehangen.
Accessories: 2 composition pedals, Barrel-unit.
Source: Postcard
Port Macquarie, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Thomas' Anglican Church
Municipal: Port Macquarie
Address: 74 Hay Street, 2444, Port Macquarie
Website: https://www.portanglican.com/
Description nr.: 2064628.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1856) - opus 574
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1856 | J.W. Walker & Sons | 574 | new organ | 1970 | H.W. Jarrott | restoration |
In the years 1824-1828, St. Thomas Church was erected in Port Macquarie by prisoners who were stationed here. The church is one of the oldest brick churches in Australia. In 1857, a pipe organ was installed, built in 1856 by the company Walker & Sons. It is a one-manual organ with five stops and pull down pedals. The instrument can be played with the keyboard, or by using the barrel. The organ was located on the gallery at the west side of the church. In 1868 it was moved to the church floor, in the left corner to the rear of the church room. H.W. Jarrott restored the instrument in 1969-1970 and reinstalled it on the gallery.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 5 |
| - Pedal | aangehangen |
| Total number of stops | 5 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 435 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
| Wind pressure | 57 mm |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (from G), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal (C-g°): Aangehangen.
Accessories: 2 composition pedals, Barrel-unit.
| Links |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Thomas%27_Anglican_Church,_Port_Macquarie#Walker_Organ https://ohta.org.au/organs/organs/PortMacquarie.html |