It will be a valued heritage and asset not only for the church, but for the city. This was designed by architect John Teague in carpenter gothic style. The organ instrument in the Church of our Lord, was built in Boston in about 1827 by the renowned organ builder, Thomas Appleton. Originally this would have been in Appleton s traditional style of five parts, with three towers and two flats. The organ was sent around the Horn to San Francisco where John Bergstrom did further renovation.
T here are a number of stories circulating concerning the way in which the organ came to Victoria.
It has been claimed that the ship carrying the organ was sunk, and the organ was then salvaged by Sir James Douglas who gave it to the church. Whilst this cannot be substantiated, it is certain that Governor James Douglas purchased the organ for Church of Our Lord, it was brought to Victoria in 1875, and installed for the opening of the church in January 1876. More recently , Grant Smalley has done a beautiful job of restoring the instrument, so that our present organist, Dr. Steven Benson, produces the most glorious music to inspire the choir and congregation in worship.