Organists’ Review articles

As some of you who alight on my site may never read Organists’ Review  (you should! visit organistsreview.com) it occurred to me that to post my regular column Something old, something new might be of interest as these articles point the spotlight on interesting organ projects in the UK.

I am grateful to the IAO for giving me permission to post these articles here; copyright remains with the IAO. I hope you enjoy reading about some of the imaginative and first-class work which is being carried out in the British Isles, despite an appalling lack of funds and a government, church and education system increasingly peopled by Philistines.

September 2024
Liverpool Cathedral’s long-awaited Echo Organ arrivesDownload
June 2024
St Mary’s Church, BathwickDownload
March 2024
Four jewels of the Lake DistrictDownload
December 2023
From out of the ashes (Church of the Ascension, Lower Broughton)Download
September 2023
A quart in a pint pot at Goring-on-ThamesDownload
June 2023
Nairobi Cathedral and its British organ
March 2023
At last – it works!

The Harrison & Harrison organ in the church of St John the Baptist, Lound, Norfolk

December 2022
A vintage Walker revived

St Mary’s, Portsea

September 2022
A pair of Royal Organs

The H.C. Lincoln instrument now in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace, and the Harrison & Harrison in the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle

June 2022
The new Nicholson organ in Radley College Chapel
March 2022
A Taunton Treasure

The Father Willis organ in the church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton

December 2021
Restoration at Ranmoor

The organ of St John’s Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield

September 2021
Creativity at Windsor Castle
June 2021
Birmingham’s forgotten Harrisons
March 2021
A Denman resurrected
December 2020
The Binns Organ of Tonbridge School Chapel
September 2020
Maintaining the tradition: the rebuilt organ of Waltham Abbey
June 2020
A pair of organ transplants
March 2020
From basement to Barcheston
December 2019
A smooth ride at Market Deeping
September 2019
A triumphant transplant: a Peter Collins organ for St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
June 2019
Dennis Thurlow – master voicer
March 2019
Hunting for Hunters: organs by A Hunter & Son of Clapham
December 2018
Sir Malcolm Sargent’s organ revived
September 2018
William Hill at home: the organ in St James’s Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire
June 2018
A Lewis resurrected: the T.C. Lewis organ in St Marie’s Catholic Cathedral, SheffieldDownload
March 2018
Gern meets Gallo in Gozo: the new organ in St John the Baptist Church, Xewkija, Gozo, MaltaDownload
December 2017
French treasure on the Isle of Wight: the Mutin Cavaillé-Coll in St Mary’s Abbey, QuarrDownload
September 2017
Out of sight, out of mind: the Compton organ in the Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, Regent Street, LondonDownload
June 2017
A tale of two manuals: St Peter’s, Wolvercote, by Robin Jennings; St Andrew’s, Bedford, by Harrison & HarrisonDownload
March 2017
Selby Abbey: Germani’s glory recapturedDownload
December 2016
When cinema meets Chapel: the remarkable organ in Solihull School ChapelDownload
September 2016
Turning the corner: a Mander rebuild at Bishop’s StortfordDownload
June 2016
A ‘GDB’ refreshed: the restored organ in the Meeting House, University of SussexDownload
March 2016
The ‘Clifton Sound’ refreshed: the famous 1967 Walker organ in All Saints’, Cifton, given a new lease of life by NicholsonsDownload
December 2015
Upstairs & Downstairs: the Henry Groves & Son instrument in St Mark’s, Newnham, CambridgeDownload
September 2015
Then and Now: St Alphege, Solihull, revitalised by NicholsonsDownload
June 2015
The Lord Mayor’s Chapel, Bristol: reconstructed by Clevedon OrgansDownload
March 2015
Dean Close School, Cheltenham: the new Nicholson organDownload
December 2014
Edington Priory Church: the new Harrison & Harrison organDownload
September 2014
Walker & Wells at the Whitworth HallDownload
June 2014
St George’s, Whyke: the new Nicholson organDownload
March 2014
Willis & Walker at the Whitworth HallDownload
December 2013
The organs in Ottobeuren BasilicaDownload
September 2013
Gosport’s Glory: Holy Trinity Church, GosportDownload
June 2013
A work of beauty: St Mary’s RC Cathedral, Newcastle: Part 2Download
March 2013
Newcastle’s lost Lewis: St Mary’s RC Cathedral, Newcastle: Part 1Download
December 2012
Beckenham’s new baby: St Michael and All Angels, BeckenhamDownload
September 2012
Leaks in the Lakes: two soggy Lake District organs dried outDownload
June 2012
A new organ for Merton College, OxfordDownload
March 2012
A tale of three organs: St Paul’s, Bedford; St Oswald’s, Ashbourne; St John’s, BoxmoorDownload
December 2011
Up the Hill to Ealing (St. Barnabas)Download
August 2011
Casson’s Creations: All Saints’, Thorpe MalsorDownload
May 2011
Suffolk Splendour: St Edmundsbury CathedralDownload
February 2011
Noble Nicholson enhances creative Cardiff: Llandaff Cathedral part 2Download
November 2010
Perfection Preserved: the Harrison & Harrison organ, St Mary, Redcliffe, BristolDownload
August 2010
Innovation at the Inn: the organs of Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, LondonDownload
May 2010
All the colours of the rainbow: glorious colour in British organ casesDownload
February 2010
Llandaff Cathedral, part 1Download
November 2009
Mr Downes’ Delight?: St Albans Cathedral revistedDownload
August 2009
London’s best kept secret: St Ethelreda’s, HolbornDownload
May 2009
A mighty midget in Mansfield WoodhouseDownload
February 2009
A Hill refreshed: Bangor CathedralDownload
November 2008
Little and large: St Paul’s Cathedral; St Giles’ CripplegateDownload
August 2008
Thirty-three and fancy-free: St John’s College Oxford; Jesus College CambridgeDownload
May 2008
In and out of the box: St Helen’s Norwich; Bulwell, Nottingham; Uppingham SchoolDownload
February 2008
Imagination triumphs where space is limited: small instruments in small spacesDownload
November 2007
The Organs of Kenneth JonesDownload
August 2007
A tale of two chapels: Glenalmond College, Scotland; Trinity Hall, CambridgeDownload
May 2007
Hamburg comes to Marlborough: the new Beckerath instrument in
Marlborough College chapelDownload
February 2007
West end wonders: Arundel Cathedral; Cheltenham Ladies’ CollegeDownload
November 2006
St Matthew’s, NorthamptonDownload
August 2006
A tale of two cases: St Michael’s, Linby; St Peter’s, St AlbansDownload
May 2006
Beauty and the beast: Glasgow University Memorial Chapel; Bridlington PrioryDownload
February 2006
New instruments: Nigawa Gakuin School, Japan; All Saints’, Leamington Hastings; St Joseph’s RC Church, RugeleyDownload
November 2005
A pair of nag’s heads: Ponsonby Baptist Church, Auckland, NZ; St George’s RC Church, YorkDownload
August 2005
Something old, something new: St Alban’s Church, Copenhagen; Meeting House, Cape Cod, USA; St Mary’s, StreatleyDownload