The Church of St. Augustine is a friendly and welcoming church, committed to proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord; our faith and worship are in the Anglo–Catholic tradition, under the pastoral and sacramental care of the Bishop of Richmond. The central act of worship is the Mass, wherein we proclaim and celebrate all that God has done for us in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our worship is conducted with reverence and dignity, and we are blessed in having an excellent musical tradition.
In the early years of the church, Forster & Andrews provided a small second-hand instrument of just four stops. The current instrument was installed in 1920 by Philip Self of the Hull firm, Forster & Andrews at a cost of £960. It was restored in the 1950's by R. H. Walker and then again by Andrew Carter between 2008 and 2010. The organ, situated in the loft above and to the right of the choir has two manuals (CC-G, 56 notes) and Pedals (CCC-F, 30 notes)
GREAT SWELL PEDAL
Open Diapsaon 8 Rohrflute 8 Bourdon 16
Clarabella 8 Viol di Gamba 8 Bass flute 8
Principal 4 Voix Celeste (T.C.) 8 Great to Pedal
Dulcet 4 Principal 4 Swell to Pedal
Fifteenth 2 Closed Horn 8
Mixture III ranks Tremulant
Swell to Great Octave coupler
Two toe combination pedals Two toe combination pedals
In 1921, the choir was that of twenty boys, twenty ladies and eleven men!
The original organist of the church was Mr George Shelly