Colours of day - Westborough Methodist Church, Scarborough

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Me playing the organ at Westborough Methodist Church in Scarborough.

The first organ to be installed here was believed to have been by Nicholson in around 1840. This was replaced in around 1893 by a 3 manual instrument built by Brindley and Foster of Sheffield. In 1993 the church was remodelled with the church divided and the lower area being used for meeting rooms and a new worship space created at gallery level. As part of this the organ was rebuilt as a 2 manual instrument by Peter Wood. Compton organ enthusiasts will spot that the console was previously a model 357 electrone. The specification reads:

PEDAL
Major Bass 16'
Open Diapason 16'
Bourdon 16'
Quint 10.2/3'
Principal 8'
Flute Bass 8'
Contra Oboe 16'
Trombone 16'
Trumpet 8'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Great and Pedal combinations coupled

GREAT
Bourdon 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Hohl Flute 8'
Dulciana 8'
Principal 4'
Lieblich Flute 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Mixture III
Trumpet 8'
Clarinet 8'
Swell to Great

SWELL
Violin Diapason 8'
Lieblich Gedact 8'
Salicional 8'
Voix Celeste 8'
Salicet 4'
Piccolo 2'
Mixture II
Contra Oboe 16'
Cornopean 8'
Oboe 8'
Sub Octave
Octave
Tremulant

ACCESSORIES
4 thumb pistons to great
4 thumb pistons to swell duplicated by toe pistons
4 toe pistons to pedal
2 reversible thumb pistons
2 reversible toe pistons
1 general cancel thumb piston

I am playing the hymn "Colours of day" from the book 'Mission Praise'.

Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to this superb instrument.