The Church of St. Saviour Markhouse Road

 

 
St. Saviour's Bells 25th August 2013

St. Saviours Church and allotments from the back garden fence
of 74 Theydon Street c1960

 

St. Saviour in Markhouse Road around the turn of the 20th century.
Commercial postcard

 

St. Saviour in Markhouse Road 8/08/09

 

St. Saviour from Markhouse Road 2004

 

St. Saviour from Verulam Avenue 8/08/09

St. Saviour from Vicarage 19/08/09

St. Saviour Bell Tower and Spire
The interior of St. Saviour's Church.
The Pipes of the Willis Organ installed in 1951
The SWELL Keyboard. The Pipes associated with this keyboard are enclosed in a box with wooden shutters rather like venetian blinds which is controlled by the swell pedal. The GREAT keyboard. The most powerful sounds are here and include the pipes that are visable. Swell Pedal. Controls the shutters on the Swell Box. This is the "Crescendo Pedal" It gradually introduces more stops until the full organ sound is reached Known as Toe Pistons, these allow the organist to select preset sounds when he/she has no hands to spare! On/Off buttons These are the "Stops" for the Swell Keyboard. They enable the organist to select the various sounds . These are the "Stops" for the Great Keyboard. They enable the organist to select the various sounds . These are the "Stops" for the Pedal board. They enable the organist to select the various sounds for the Pedals. Can't see them here, but its a large scale keyboard that is played with the feet and generally give the BASS notes. Known as "Pistons" these allow the organist to change many stops a once in a pre-determined manner. Known as "Pistons" these allow the organist to change many stops a once in a pre-determined manner. A modern twist. This is a digital recorder. It enables the organist to listen to the organ in different parts of the church and check the sound.

St. Saviour Organ Console. The organ is by Henry Willis and Sons
Hover the mouse over the controls to see what they do.

 

The Pedal-board. A large scale keyboard played by the organists feet.

 

Yours truly playing a snippet of Gordon Young's "Prelude in Classic Style"
on St. Saviour's Organ
and

 

Edward Macdowell's To a Wild Rose from his "Woodland Sketches"

and


Noel Rawthsorn's Andante