Holy Trinity Anglican Church
(the "Garrison Church")
cnr. Argyle & Lower Fort Streets, Millers Point

Builder unknown c.1847. Restored with tonal alterations 1971 A. Jones.
(2/13 mech.)

The organ was built c. 1847 and installed in the church during the first half of 1848. It had two manuals and pedals with a GG compass which was changed to C compass in 1880 by William Davidson. It was rebuilt again by Alex Hunter in 1922 and Arthur Jones in 1971.

The present specification is:

Great Diapason Claribel Dulciana Principal Flute Fifteenth Swell Open Diapason Stopped Diapason Gamba Principal Mixture (19.22) Trumpet Tremulant Pedal Bourdon Couplers Swell to Great Great to Pedal

8 8 8 4 4 2 8 8 8 4 II 8 16

(also couples Swell to Pedal)

Mechanical action

Balanced swell pedal

The organ is only occasionally used - a 2 manual Makin electronic is often used instead.


Specification supplied by Robert Parkinson (April, 2006).

© PdL 2006

Photos: Trevor Bunning (February 2017)

Pastor de Lasala recorded Handel's Concerto in G Minor, Op. 4, no. 3
in the Garrison Church in 1980 with Ted Grantham conducting a small
orchestra. The concert was recorded for broadcast on 2 MBS-FM (now Fine Music FM).
The recording engineer was Charles Barton OAM.