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ST GEORGE'S LITTLEPORT

Overall View of the Organ

The Console

The Keys

The Choir pipework

The Great Pipework

West facing the Pedal Open Wood behind the War Memorial.

One of the main case Cherubs

The North Side of the Church on the Queen's Official Birthday

St George’s organ has three manuals and fifty five stops controlling no less than 2100 pipes. On entering the church the oak organ case is a dominant piece of furniture in the chancel. The case is a copy of the east case at Great St Mary’s, Cambridge complete with cherubs. The Littleport organ was originally built in 1891 for a private residence in Milton and moved to St George’s in 1895. In 1903 the instrument was enlarged with the addition of a Double Flute 4’ and the pedal Open Wood 16’ which stands in the west prospect behind the war memorial altar.

The enlargement meant that the organ had to be turned and thus the case now faces across the chancel. During its life the organ has undergone various alterations and additions to the tonal scheme and our recent tonal work has restored certain voices to what would have been heard in the organ’s early years as well as providing a versatile and cohesive ensemble.

Specification of the organ

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