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Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - All Saints Uniting Church (North Plympton)
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: Marion Road, 5037, Adelaide
Description nr.: 2066403.
Built by: Rushworth & Dreaper (ca. 1910?)
The organ in the Uniting Church of North Plympton was built by Rushworth & Dreaper, originally for the chapel of Huyton College in Lancashire, England. It must have been constructed around 1910-1920. In 1952, the organ was renovated bu the company Willis & Sons and installed in Madge Memorial Church, Halifax Street in Adelaide the following year. The organ was only in use for a short time here, because the church had to be closed, and in 1961 the instrument was transferred to North Plympton by the company Gunstar.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Gamba 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Cornopean 8' - bass common with Hautboy, Hautboy 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-e'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - All Saints Uniting Church (North Plympton)
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: Marion Road, 5037, Adelaide
Description nr.: 2066403.
Built by: Rushworth & Dreaper (ca. 1910?)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1910? | Rushworth & Dreaper | new organ | 1953 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | transfer/relocate | 1961 | Gunstar Organ Works | transfer/relocate |
The organ in the Uniting Church of North Plympton was built by Rushworth & Dreaper, originally for the chapel of Huyton College in Lancashire, England. It must have been constructed around 1910-1920. In 1952, the organ was renovated bu the company Willis & Sons and installed in Madge Memorial Church, Halifax Street in Adelaide the following year. The organ was only in use for a short time here, because the church had to be closed, and in 1961 the instrument was transferred to North Plympton by the company Gunstar.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| ca. 1910 | Huyton, Lancashire | Huyton College Chapel |
| 1953 | Adelaide | Madge Memorial Church (Halifax Street) |
| 1961 | Adelaide | All Saints Uniting Church (North Plympton) |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 14 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Gamba 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Cornopean 8' - bass common with Hautboy, Hautboy 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-e'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Restoration rebuilding reconstruction : 42nd Annual Conference Organ Historical Trust of Australia : 30 September - 4 October 2019 : Adelaide and Tanunda South Australia : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2019. |