Lord God, by whom all change is wrought - St Luke's Methodist Church, Hoylake

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Me playing the organ at St Luke's Methodist Church in Hoylake, Wirral.
The following is taken from the church website:
St Luke’s Methodist Church initially had a smaller organ in place. The organ that we currently know was originally bought and installed in London Road Wesleyan Methodist Church, Northwich, Cheshire in 1913. It was made for them by the renowned organ makers Wadsworth, a large firm of organ makers who were based in Manchester.
It cost £640, a very large sum indeed in 1913. The maker maintained the organ for London Road Methodist Church until 1946. Some of the Wadsworth shop books have been put onto the internet and you can view the purchase details of our organ and its maintenance record there in copies of the original shop ledgers.
In 1970 London Road Methodist Church closed and the organ was renovated with new leathers etc but not altered by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool in their Liverpool works. Once renovated it was installed in its current place in St Luke’s Methodist Church, Hoylake. The dedication service was on Sunday 6th September 1970 and a special concert of organ music was held that month to commemorate the event. A Mr Harry Weatherall, the then organist of Liverpool Parish Church, St Nicholas, Pierhead, an organ celebrity in his time, performed an organ recital at St Luke’s on Monday 21st September 1970. The action is tubular-pneumatic and the specification reads:
PEDAL
Harmonic Bass 32'
Open Diapason 16'
Bourdon 16'
Flute Bass 8'
GREAT
Open Diapason (Large) 8'
Open Diapason (Small) 8'
Clarabella 8'
Dulciana 8'
Principal 4'
Harmonic Flute 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Clarionet 8'
Tromba 8'
SWELL
Open Diapason 8'
Lieblich Gedact 8'
Viol d' Orchestra 8'
Voix Celestes 8'
Rohr Flute 4'
Dulciana Mixture III
Horn 8'
Oboe 8'
Tremulant
COUPLERS
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell Sub Octave to Great
Swell Octave to Great
Swell to Great
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Octave
ACCESSORIES
4 thumb pistons to great and pedal duplicated by toe leavers
4 thumb pistons to swell duplicated by toe leavers
1 reversible toggle toe leaver - great to pedal
I am playing the hymn "Lord God, by whom all change is wrought" to the tune 'Grosvenor' from the Methodist hymnal 'Hymns and Psalms'.
Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to this superb instrument.

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Beautiful Chris, what a great looking organ!! :)