

St Mary’s is extremely fortunate to possess a fine 2 manual and pedal organ, built
by Forster and Andrews of Hull in 1873. In the 135 years since it was installed time
and wear and tear have taken a serious toll, and it is no longer able to produce
the quality of sound that it was once capable of. The mechanism too is suffering
the ravages of use, age and time! In January 2007 the Parochial Church Council, taking
the advice of the Diocesan Organ Adviser, made the bold decision to launch a campaign
to raise the estimated £100,000 needed to fully restore the organ and to re-

The need to restore St. Mary’s organ is becoming increasingly urgent, and a major failure even more likely as time goes on.
Click on the organ pipes to read about why this is and to see images that illustrate the extent of the problem.
Restoration Project

TOGETHER WE HAVE PULLED OUT ALL
THE STOPS.
Organ Fundraising is on Target.
Thank you everyone for all your Generous Donations, Wonderful Support for our Fundraising Events, involvement from Schools, Local Businesses and Grant Making Trusts.
We now have our funding in place. Work is planned to start
August 2009.

We would also like to thank
the following;
The Heritage Lottery
Festival Republic
Garfield Weston Charitable Trust
Pat & Donald Shepherd Charitable Trust
Balfour Beatty Southern Eastern Regn.



Organ Restoration Appeal