Peter Conacher & Co.
1891

St. John the Divine Anglican Church

The "Iron Church" (1860-1913)

Fisgard and Douglas Streets
Victoria, BC, CA

24 Ranks
Instrument ID: 8091 ● Builder ID: 7002 ● Location ID: 7589
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (56 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions24 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on September 27th, 2024:

"The Iron Church presided over the corner of Fisgard and Douglas Streets until the Hudson's Bay Company made the parish an offer for the land which couldn't be refused. So parishioners commissioned a new church to be built at Mason and Quadra Streets and it opened on Dec. 22, 1912." -- church website history page

Database Manager on February 19th, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from Douglas Adams. -- Sliding glass doors enclosed the keyboards. The "Iron Church" was a prefabricated building shipped from England in 1860, very noisey during rainstorms. Organ was sold to St. Paul's for $1000 in 1912 when the building was replaced.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Relocated to St. Paul's Anglican, Victoria (Esquimalt), BC in 1913 when this building was torn down. Original cost c. $4600.

Webpage Links: Andrew Gates - St. Paul's, Esquimalt

Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1912) , Multiple Builders (1972- Present)

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