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Picton, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mark's Anglican Church
Municipal: Picton
Address: 7 Menangle Street West, 2571, Picton
Website: http://pwac.org.au/

Description nr.: 2064660.

Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1904)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1904 James J. Binns & Co.  new organ
2000 Peter Jewkes  maintenance/reparations
2019 Peter Jewkes  restoration

  • In 1894, a pipe organ was installed in Saint Mark's Anglican Church in Picton, built by the Wordsworth company of Leeds, UK. When this organ was damaged by floodings in 2016, it was dismantled an put in storage. A second hand organ could be purchased from All Hallows' Church, Great Mitton, Lancashire. This organ was built by James J. Binns in 1903-1904. It has been restored by Peter Jewkes and installed in Picton in 2018-2019.
  • The Binns organ was built for the church in Great Mitton in 1893-1894. This church has been refurbished in 2000, and the organ was sold. Peter Jewkes imported it to Australia, with the intention to install it in Abercrombie House in Bathurst, but this installation was canceled. When the organ problem in Picton arose, Peter Jewkes offered the organ to the concregation. It was restored in 2018-2019 and could be dedicated on April 14, 2019.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1904Great Mitton, LancashireAll Hallows' Church
2019PictonSaint Mark's Anglican Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ5
- Swell Organ5
- Pedal Organ2
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal)
Stop actionMechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal)
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedacht 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Vox Angelica 8', Suabe Flute 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 composition pedals to Great 2', 2 composition pedals to Swell 2'.

Literature Binns Comes to Australia / Peter Jewkes. - In: The Sydney Organ Journal, vol. 50, no. 3, Winter 2019.
Links https://www.sydneyorgan.com/Picton.html