Great	1		Open Diapason	8
	2		Stopped Diapason	8
	3		Principal	4
	4		Spitzflute	4
	5		Nazard	2	2/3
	6		Fifteenth	2
	7		Open Flute	2
	8		Tierce	1	3/5
	9		Mixture	IV
	10		Trumpet	8
	i		Tremulant
	ii		Swell to Great
Swell	11		Chimney Flute	8
	12		Viola	8
	13		Voix Celeste	8
	14		Principal	4
	15		Nason Flute	4
	16		Gemshorn	2
	17		Sesquialtera	II
	18		Mixture	III
	19		Cremona	16
	20		Hautboy	8
	iii		Tremulant
Pedal	21		Sub Bass	16
	22		Principal	8
	23		Octave	4
	24		Posaune	16
	iv		Swell to Pedal
	v		Great to Pedal

Tracker key actions : Slider soundboards

Electric stop and combination actions

 

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The church of St Laurence is situated at the cross roads in the centre of the busy town of Upminster. The new organ was installed in the spring of 2003, as part of a re-ordering of the church. The organ stands on the south side of the long chancel, with its front case rising in front of the chancel wall. The Great organ sooundboard and pipes stand within the arch, while the Swell stands behind, with the Pedal organ below. The organ is fully encased, so that all divisions speak out through the front of the case.

The casework is of Oak, with polished tin front pipes. The pipeshades were carved by Keith German. The gilded cross and crown within the flames symbolise the martyrdom of St Laurence, who according to legend went smiling to his death whilst being roasted over a grid-iron.

    

With twenty four speaking stops the organ is well developed with a wide range of colours, including wide scale mutations on the Great and a narrow scale Sesquialtera on the Swell. The Pedal Principal is of wood, combining most effectively with the Sub Bass, and the full length Posaune also has wooden boots and resonators.

The consultant to the church was Ian Bell.

Below  (photo by Ted Sepple)

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