Vaucluse Uniting Church (formerly Congregational)
Russell Street, Vaucluse

Chappell & Co. (London) c. 1873, rebuilt C.W. Leggo 1933 (2/9 mechanical)

From SOJ Autumn 1997, Winter 1997:

The organ in the Vaucluse Uniting (formerly Congregational) Church bears the name of "Chappell & Co.'' Chappell & Co. of London was founded in 1810 and became a giant in the music publishing industry and a household name appearing on music and instruments of all kinds, including pianos, harmoniums, and in the 1870s, organs. Chappell & Co. did not manufacture organs itself, but commissioned a standard range from one or more English makers and sold these under its own name.

The organ at Vaucluse c. 1873 stood for many years in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newcastle. It was removed in 1933 by C. W. Leggo and relocated at Vaucluse. Drastic alterations were made to the case but the stop list remains original. The organ is an example of the model called "Drawing-Room Organ" of two manuals, pedals, nine stops and 374 pipes appearing in Chappell's catalogue of 1873-74.

The specification is:

Great Open Diapason Lieblich Gedact Harmonic Flute Swell Dulciana Gamba Stopped Treble Stopd Bass Principal Tremulant Pedal Bourdon Couplers Great to Pedal Swell to Great Swell to Pedal Swell Octave

8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 16