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Wordsworth & Co. (Leeds, England) (1907)

St. Paul's Anglican Church [orig.]
100 Chapel Street
Nanaimo, BC, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2023-03-19 - From the *Nanaimo Daily News* (July 26, 1907): "Sunday next, July 28th, will be observed as another high festival in St. Paul's Church, when the new pipe organ, built by Wordsworth & Co., of Leeds, England, will be dedicated at the morning service. Mr. Jesse and Arthur Longfield, of the Victoria College of Music, have been busy installing the organ during the past three weeks, and are well satisfied with the organ. It is blown by water power with a Pelton wheel which has been installed by Hinton & Co., of Victoria, and is giving good satisfaction." -Andrew Henderson

2025-02-20 - This organ was destroyed in a fire in 1930. It was replaced by a 2 manual Cassavant organ, after the church was rebuilt at 29 Church St. in Nanaimo. Information received online from Clara van Meel on 2025-02-14 -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Source: Nanaimo Daily News July 26, 1907

Great Organ (58 notes) Open Diapason 8, Hohl Flute 8 (wood & metal), Dulciana 8, Flute Harmonic 4

Swell Organ (58 notes) Violin Diapason 8 (wood & metal), Lieblich Gedact 8 (metal), Aeoline 8 (spotted metal), Lieblich Flute 4, Harmonic Piccolo 2 (spotted metal), Oboe 8 (spotted metal), Tremulant

Pedal Organ (30 notes) Bourdon 16 ("large scale", wood)

Couplers Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Swell to Great, Swell to Sub Octave, Swell to Super Octave

Other 5 pneumatic pistons to Great Organ, 2 composition pedals to Great Organ, Wind supplied from a bellows with three feeders, blown by water motor


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