All Saints Church, Deganwy
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All Saints Church, Deganwy, is in the town of Deganwy
, Conwy County Borough, Wales
, on a site overlooking the Conwy
estuary . It is an active Anglican church in the benefice
of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph
.
It is a Grade II* listed building.
The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas
of Chester
on a site overlooking the Conwy
estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower.
The organ at All Saints is of some historical value in the organ world.
It was the gift of Mr. and Mrs Walsh and was built for the opening of the church in 1899 by Alex Young and sons of Manchester, who had gained a reputation for building organs of high quality.
Of special note is the solid oak organ case with its spotted metal pipes which are all 'speaking' pipes forming part of the great Diapason stop.
The organ has two manuals and pedals and is mostly in its original condition.
It has tracker action for the Great and Swell organs but the pneumatic action for the pedal organ was converted to electric action in 1973.
The whole of the organ action was completely renovated in the spring of 2006.
The only other alteration was the addition on an electric blower to take over the job of the hand operated bellows to supply the wind.
The original hand bellows are still in working order at the rear of the organ chamber.
Jeff Wright. (organist
Jeff Wright took up the post of organist at All Saints Church Deganwy in 2004. He succeeded Mr. Charles Jones.
Great Organ
Open Diapason. 8 ft.
Stopped Diapason. 8 ft.
Dulciana. 8 ft.
Principal. 4 ft.
Harmonic Flute. 4 ft.
Fifteenth. 2 ft.
Swell Organ.
Open Diapason. 8 ft.
Voix Celeste. 8 ft.
Salicional. 8 ft.
Leiblich Gedact. 8 ft.
Gemshorn. 4 ft.
Fifteenth. 2 ft.
Mixture. 2 Rank.
Cornopean. 8 ft.
Pedal Organ.
Bourdon. 16 ft.
Bass Flute. 8 ft.
Couplers.
Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great,
Swell Octave.
Deganwy
Deganwy is a village in Conwy County Borough in Wales with a population of 3,700. It is in a more English-speaking region of North Wales, with only 1 in 4 residents speaking Welsh as a first language...
, Conwy County Borough, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, on a site overlooking the Conwy
River Conwy
The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."...
estuary . It is an active Anglican church in the benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph
Diocese of St Asaph
The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...
.
It is a Grade II* listed building.
The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
on a site overlooking the Conwy
River Conwy
The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."...
estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower.
See also
The organ at All Saints is of some historical value in the organ world.
It was the gift of Mr. and Mrs Walsh and was built for the opening of the church in 1899 by Alex Young and sons of Manchester, who had gained a reputation for building organs of high quality.
Of special note is the solid oak organ case with its spotted metal pipes which are all 'speaking' pipes forming part of the great Diapason stop.
The organ has two manuals and pedals and is mostly in its original condition.
It has tracker action for the Great and Swell organs but the pneumatic action for the pedal organ was converted to electric action in 1973.
The whole of the organ action was completely renovated in the spring of 2006.
The only other alteration was the addition on an electric blower to take over the job of the hand operated bellows to supply the wind.
The original hand bellows are still in working order at the rear of the organ chamber.
Jeff Wright. (organist
Jeff Wright took up the post of organist at All Saints Church Deganwy in 2004. He succeeded Mr. Charles Jones.
Great Organ
Open Diapason. 8 ft.
Stopped Diapason. 8 ft.
Dulciana. 8 ft.
Principal. 4 ft.
Harmonic Flute. 4 ft.
Fifteenth. 2 ft.
Swell Organ.
Open Diapason. 8 ft.
Voix Celeste. 8 ft.
Salicional. 8 ft.
Leiblich Gedact. 8 ft.
Gemshorn. 4 ft.
Fifteenth. 2 ft.
Mixture. 2 Rank.
Cornopean. 8 ft.
Pedal Organ.
Bourdon. 16 ft.
Bass Flute. 8 ft.
Couplers.
Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great,
Swell Octave.