Union Church
Thames

N.T. Pearce 1921 (2/13 mechanical & pneumatic)


Photo JRM

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The Union Church is a spacious wooden building, in the Gothic style, originally St James' Presbyterian Church. The interior is lined with tongue and groove boarding.

The organ was built in 1921 by Nicholas T. Pearce (1852-1931) for Thames Methodist Church at a cost of £650.00. It was opened in that year by Edgar Randall. The organ was later moved in the mid-1970s to the former St James' Presbyterian Church. It remains unaltered and is comparable with the 1907-08 instrument by Pearce inspected by OHTA at Christchurch Grammar School Chapel in 1996.

Photo Simon Colvin

N.T. Pearce 1921 (2/13 mechanical & pneumatic)

GREAT Open Diapason Rohr Flute Dulciana Principal Wald Flute SWELL Violin Diapason Clarabella Salicional Vox Angelica Gemshorn Oboe Tremulant PEDAL Bourdon Bass Flute COUPLERS Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Swell Octave

8 8 8 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 16 8

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Balanced swell pedal
4 composition pedals

Organ in original church (Simon Colvin)

Photos JRM

Specification and historical information supplied by John Hargraves 2006