It has 17 speaking stops and over 1000 pipes. The English,
French, Italian German stop names reflect the range of musical
influences from different countries at that time. We can see from the builders’ ledgers that the specification has remained virtually unchanged, apart from the addition of a Voix Celeste on the Swell.
It was overhauled in 1901, an electric blower was added in 1934 and during restoration in 1973 by JW Walker the pedal board was given electric action. Since then the only major work was a further overhaul in the 1990s, when also the front pipes were repainted.
Fletching’s organ
The Fletching organ is a two manual instrument with mainly
tracker action, built by Forster & Andrews of Hull.
A gift of Lord Sheffield, it was installed in 1880 following a major
restoration of the church by the architect John Oldrid Scott. It
has remained largely unchanged over the years, so it still
sounds very much as it would have done 150 years ago.