On Wednesday, 7th August, over 55 people gathered at St Paul’s for another concert in Charles Edmondson’s lunch-time series.
Last week we tackled the ceiling of the organ chamber and was alarmed at what we saw. No wonder that Charles complained about drafts in the winter months, there was a whole panel of plaster which had fallen onto the organ’s swell-box, we could feel the draft when we got up there. I attach a photograph which shows the fallen plaster, eventually we got it all put back and the only thing we need to do now is to tape over the joints which we will do on Wednesday.
Andrew’s licensing and installation service
The St. Paul’s Organ Fund was one of four recipients of a grant from the Arthur John Brogden Lodge of The Freemasons
Over 80 people gathered in St Paul’s Church on Sunday, 16th June, Trinity Sunday, to hear their Curate, Andrew Norman, preside over his last Sunday Eucharist service in Grange.
On Wednesday 5th June the “La Serenata Trio” led by Charles Edmondson held a concert in church in aid of the organ restoration fund.
The diocesan Chancellor has formally approved the faculty for the proposed organ refurbishment.
The organ was built in 1873 by the London firm of Hill & Sons and is a remarkable survivor. The organ was renovated in 1933 by the local organ builder, Wilkinson of Kendal who added a few more stops and installed a completely new action system. Since then the organ has had no more work and after 85 years it is desperately in need of a full restoration.
Agreement has now been given for us to go ahead, and Leeds firm J.M. Spink Ltd have been asked to start work in late-April.
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