Jesus, thy far extended fame - Bromley and Sheppard's College Chapel, Bromley, London

Me playing the organ in the chapel of Bromley and Sheppard's College in Bromley, Kent.

The organ was built in 1934 by the famous John Compton Organ Company Ltd and like all Compton instruments, is built on the extension principal with the pipework fully enclosed. The specification reads:

JOB NUMBER - A 267

PEDAL
Sub Bass 16'
Echo Bass 16'
Flute 8'
Salicional 8'
Trombone 16'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

GREAT
Bourdon 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Flute 8'
Salicional 8'
Octave 4'
Salicet 4'
Super Octave 2'
Swell to Great

SWELL
Contral Salicional 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Flute 8'
Salicional 8'
Flute 4'
Salicet 4'
Twelfth 2.2/3'
Fifteenth 2'
Acuta II
Double Trumpet 16'
Trumpet 8'
Clarion 4'
Tremulant (affects all divisions)

ACCESSORIES
3 double touch thumb pistons to Great and Pedal
3 double touch thumb pistons to Swell and Pedal
2 reversible thumb pistons
1 general cancel thumb piston
1 balanced expression pedal with indicator - organ
1 balanced expression pedal with indicator - crescendo
Double touch canceller to each division
Ventil switches
Voltmeter

For this video, I am playing the hymn 'Jesus, thy far extended fame' to the tune 'Antwerp' which shows off the main tonal sounds used for accompanying congregational hymn singing'.

Many thanks to the officials here for allowing me access to this little gem of a 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:

http://comptonorgans.yolasite.com/

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.