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This beautiful instrument was built by the local firm of
Nigel Church
& Company (of Stamfordham). It sits at in an open position in the
west
gallery of the rather plain but acoustically favourable church, and its
delicate, singing intonation is an absolute delight.
Obviously with only twelve stops over two manuals and pedals and no Swell, it presents quite a challenge to the organist to play much of the mainstream repertory. However, smaller baroque works work of German and English nationality work exceptionally well - preludes and fugues by Bach benefit from the clarity the organ and church afford them, whilst the numerous organ voluntaries of John Stanley and his contemporaries are made all the more pleasurable by the organ's intimacy and crisp action. A similar organ was built in 1979 at Wallsend. |
