Maclaurin Chapel
University of Auckland

George Croft & Son 1987 (2/12 mechanical)

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Maclaurin Chapel was built as the result of a gift from Sir William Goodfellow in 1947. He gave a sum of £50,000 for the construction of a chapel in memory of his son, Lt Richard Maclaurin Goodfellow who was killed in 1944 while serving with the Fleet Air Arm. The building also recognises Richard Cockburn Maclaurin who was a distinguished graduate of the then University College (now The University of Auckland) who became President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1909 until 1920. The complex was designed by Gummer Ford and Partners and construction was by Sargeant Construction Company. It was completed in 1964.

The organ, the second to be placed in the building, was built in 1987 by George Croft & Son and was designed by Kenneth Aplin in association with Anthony Jennings, who was then head of organ and harpsichord studies at the University of Auckland. The overall design is based upon historic Dutch principles but the casework clearly derives from the 1970s Jürgen Ahrend organ at Reid Hall, University of Edinburgh. It is tuned in mean tone temperament.

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George Croft & Son 1987 (2/12 mechanical)

GREAT Prestant Roerfluit Octaaf Octaaf Mixtur POSITIF Holpijp Prestant Gemshoorn Sesquialter PEDAL Subbas Prestant Trompet COUPLERS Positif to Great Great to Pedal Positif to Pedal

8 8 4 2 III-IV 8 4 2 II 16 8 8

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Mechanical action


Website: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/for/currentstudents/personalsupport/thechapel.cfm
Specification supplied by Bruce Thompson 2006