ORGAN OF THE MONTH 96: June 2010
Chester
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Members of BOA recently visited Chester Road Baptist Church as part of an "organ crawl" to Wylde Green and Boldmere.
The two-manual instrument was originally supplied by the Yorkshire firm of Peter Conacher & Co in 1912, and the firm is still to be found operating from Huddersfield. It originally had just two Pedal Organ stops and a five-stop Great. It was refurbished in 1949 and 1963, but in 1991 was considerably enlarged and modernised by Lloyd & Haynes of Bilston.
The organ is centrally located, with the console situated just beyond the central, sunken baptistry. The pipework forms a focal point above and beyond it. It is currently in the care of R J Daly.