Morning has broken - Chris Lawton at St Simon and St Jude Church, Cockshutt, Shropshire

Me playing the organ at St Simon and St Jude Parish Church in the village of Cockshutt near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The organ here was built by the John Compton Organ Company Ltd in the early 1950s and is the 2 rank 'Miniatura' model with the following specification:

PEDAL
Bourdon 16'
Flute 8'
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal

GREAT
Bourdon 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Rohr Gedackt 8'
Principal 4'
Fifteenth 2'

SOLO
Open Diapason 8'
Rohr Gedackt 8'
Flute 4'
Piccolo 2'

Im playing the well known hymn 'Morning has broken' to the tune 'Bunessan'.

Many thanks to the vicar and wardens for allowing me access to an excellent example of a post war Miniatura 2 rank model of Compton organ.

NOTE: this is purely my interest in order to make sure that these fine organs are archived forever and I do not make any monetary profit by this video being on dailymotion.

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/