Great is thy faithfulness - St Leonard's Church, Marston Green, Birmingham (Compton organ)

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Me playing the organ at St Leonard's Church in Marston Green, Birmingham.
The present church was built in 1938 and at first the organ from the previous church was installed here. This was replaced in the early 1950s and is the 3 rank 'Miniatura' model by the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and installed in the space that had been occupied by the previous instrument with dummy display pipes on the left hand side of the chancel and the detached stopkey console opposite on the right. The specification reads:
PEDAL
Subbass 16'
Flute 8'
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
GREAT
Tenordon 16'
Diapason 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Hohl Flute 8'
Octave 4'
Gemshorn 4'
Octave Quint 2.2/3'
Super Octave 2'
SOLO
Contra Flute 16'
Diapason 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Hohl Flute 8'
Gemshorn 4'
Nazard 2.2/3'
Flautino 2'
Tremulant
ACCESSORIES
3 double touch thumb pistons to great and pedal
3 double touch thumb pistons to solo and pedal
1 canceller thumb piston - great to pedal
1 canceller thumb piston - solo to pedal
1 balanced expression pedal - organ
1 balanced expression pedal - crescendo
Double touch canceller to each division
Voltmeter
I am playing the hymn "Great is thy faithfulness" from the Methodist hymnal 'Hymns and Psalms'.
Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to this superb Compton organ.
For more information on the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and to see me play other Compton organs, please click on the following link for my site dedicated to the John Compton Organ Company Ltd:
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REQUEST: I am always on the lookout for Compton organs to play - particularly electrones - so if you know of any churches which still have these then please do let me know. I will happily give a donation or pay any applicable room hire charge.