St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray

By late 2017, work was completed to make the church more accessible and safe, which included a new floor and underfloor heating, a lighting and sound system and a rebuild of the historic organ; the reordering cost an approximate £2 million.

† Rector died in post A new organ was installed by John Gray of London was opened on 30 September 1832.

[19] It was built in the fashion of two Gothic towers and was intended to stand at the west end of the church allowing a view of the window in the middle.

In 1929–30, Haydn Morton overhauled the instrument, inserted pneumatic action to the pedal board, and made layout modifications to assist with tuning and maintenance.

In 2018, Henry Groves & Son completed a rebuild and re-ordering of the 3-manual Hill/Walker organ, including addition of pedal 32 ft Contra Trombone and a 5-rank Great Cornet, 69 stops.

Melton Mowbray St Marys SE aspect
Crusader knight tomb in St Mary's church, c. 1300 , thought to be Hamon Belers, a relative of the de Mowbrays
Interior, looking East