Uniting (formerly Congregational) Church
Brougham Place, North Adelaide

B 1882 W.G. Rendall; enlarged 1882; rebuilt 1914 J.E. Dodd
2 manuals, 21 speaking stops, 5 couplers, tubular-pneumatic action

from OHTA CONFERENCE BOOK 1986

This former Congregational Church was left in a "rugged and unfinished state" for a period of twelve years before the tower and the interior and exterior finish were completed. [1] Special attention was paid to the acoustics and after the pipe organ was installed in 1882 the position of organist attracted many distinguished musicians, including T H Jones. [2] In March of 1881 the deacons of the church accepted the tender of Rendall to build their organ [3] and in July of that year the 16' Open Diapason pipes of "the largest two manual organ in the colony" were exhibited in the Adelaide Exhibition. [4] The organ was opened on March 28th 1882. [5] Three new stops were quickly added by June 1882. [6] The instrument has moved position and its action changed from tubular- to electro-pneumatic. Dodd restored the instrument in 1914. [7]

Photos: TB 1986

The specification is:

Great Bourdon Open Diapason Claribel Keraulophon Salicional Principal Flute Twelfth Fifteenth Mixture Clarinet Swell Lieblich Bourdon Open Diapason Gedackt Gamba Harmonic Flute Fifteenth Mixture Horn Oboe Pedal Open Diapason Bourdon Bass Flute

16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 III 8 16 8 8 8 4 2 III 8 8 16 16 8

wood

compass 56/30

3 Swell pistons
3 Great pistons
(all pistons inoperable)

Balanced Swell Pedal
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell Suboctave
Swell Octave

Located in east wall.


[1] The Adelaide Observer Saturday July 20, 1872
[2] Pope op cit p7
[3] Register Saturday March 5 1881 p5, col 2
[4] ibid Exhibition Supplement Friday July 22, 1881 p2 col 6
[5] Naylor op cit pp 679-680
[6] Register Monday June 19 1882 p5 col 1
[7] Naylor op cit