[2] In the early 18th century, the choirmaster was John Harrison[3] a carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

The Stamford Mercury of 23 August 1850 records a new organ presented to Barrow church by C. Uppleby Esq containing 14 stops.

In 1946 Henry Groves and Son installed a second-hand instrument from a church in Liverpool.

The oldest bell is the eleventh, dating from 1636 by George Oldfield.

The tenth bell dates from 1882 by John Warner and Sons.