Steuart Goodwin Pipe Organs

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From an acoustical point of view I would like to have placed this organ at the rear of the church. But this idea was quickly vetoed and I had to settle for the same organ chamber formerly occupied by the 1904 Austin it replaced. The organ has 33 ranks of pipes, and is still the "magnum opus" of Steuart Goodwin & Co.

The Organ faces into the chancel where the choir sits divided on both sides of a center isle.

We created this "tonal window" to replace a "pipe fence" of gold painted dummies. A trefoil design was built within the arch to thematically connect with the pattern of some of the stained glass windows. The Victorian patterns and stripes harmonize with the reds, blues and greens in the window over the entrance door at the right.

This view shows the bright blue effect through the arched entrance to the chapel on the left. The dominant blue color on the dummy pipes was carefully chosen to match the chapel color. Although the chapel walls have since been painted  white, the blue stained glass still makes the room look blue in daylight.

Would that the acoustics of this building were as attractive as the appearance! This magnificent window adorns the rear wall.