ORGAN
The first known organ in the church was installed in 1853 by Kirkland and Jardine of Manchester. It cost £300, raised by subscription and was installed on a gallery. Some extra stops were added in 1856 and in 1876 it was further enlarged and improved and moved to the chancel following the demolition of the gallery. In 1903 and 1909 it was renovated by Charles Lloyd of Nottingham and underwent further renovation in 1946. It had 28 speaking stops over three manuals. It was removed and replaced with a three-manual Makin electronic organ in 1983.
The current organ was installed in April 2008 as part of the complete internal reordering of the church. The instrument is a digital organ supplied by Rodgers Instruments. It has 39 speaking stops over 2 manuals, plus a floating solo trumpet playable on either manual or the pedals. However, many of the stops have the option of choosing alternative voices for certain stops through Rodgers' ‘Voice Palette' system, significantly increasing flexibility and raising the number of voices available to 59. These additional voices are shown on the specification in italics beneath the stop from which they may be selected.
The console is sited in the south aisle, with the speakers being located on the west wall. These include separate speakers for the solo trumpet stop. There are numerous registration aids, with 10 general pistons as well as 5 divisional pistons to Great/Pedal and Swell with 100 memory levels.
If you would like to know more about the organ or have any questions, please contact the Organist, Philip Sherratt.