The organ was built by F Hughes and is dated 1863.
Inside
the soundboard we find F. Hughes & Co Organ Builders 32 Albany St
Regents Park London. 1863.
It is an exceptionally delightful
chamber instrument with an attractive tonal palette in a fine
rosewood case with mother of pearl stop knobs.
As well as sliding in keys it has a 25 note pedalboard
beautifully disguised in a drawer which opens easily for use.
The organ was restored by Martin Williamson in 1949, who probably
added the pedal bourdon, and again by Bower & Company in 1973 and
1995 when we also restored the Fifteenth in place of the altered
Keraulophon. The organ is tonally exquisite and the wooden stopped
flute just delightful.
In 1995 the church did consider a brand new organ and Richard
Bower proposed a 15 stop 2 manual to go on top of the rood screen in
the traditional manner.
The proposed specification was Swell Hautbois 8 Bassoon 16
Mixture IV Principal 2 Gemshorn 4 Salicional 8 Chimney
Flute 8
Great Trumpet 8 Mixture III Fifteenth 2
Principal 4 Stopped Diapason 8 Open Diapason 8