St Faith's Anglican Church
9 Clarke Street, Narrabeen

J.W.Walker 1872, rebuilt C. Leggo 1945, A. Welby 1973-75 (2/10 mechanical)

From SOJ Spring 1997, Summer 1997-98:

The organ at St Faith's was originally built by J.W. Walker (job no. 981) in 1872 for St Philip's Sunday School, Clarence Street, Sydney for the price of £154. It had one manual (C compass 56/20), 5 stops, with pedal pull downs.

In 1945 it was removed and installed in St Faith's with the Swell (to tenor C) added by C. Leggo at a cost of £230. Between 1973 and 1975 it was rebuilt by Anthony Welby, including internal alterations, extension of the Swell to full compass, addition of a Mixture II to the Great, Principal 2 to the Swell and Choral Bass 4 to the Pedal and modifications to the mechanical action.

In 1991, the firm of Peter D.G. Jewkes removed the organ to its present location in the new church.

The specification is:

Great Open Diapason Clarabel Flute Principal Mixture Swell Stopd Diapason Waldflute Principal Pedal Sub Bass Choral Bass Couplers Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Tremulant

8 8 8 4 II 8 4 2 16 4

Mechanical action

Photos: Alan Cardus (June 2012)