Warrington Cavaillé-Coll Organ

The pipe organ was built in 1870 for John Turner Hopwood, a lawyer and Liberal MP for Clitheroe, and was installed in his house at Bracewell Hall, Barnoldswick, Lancashire (demolished 1950).

Nothing can be finer than the view of the organ as you approach it from the dining room, rising, as it does, to the very roof, and occupying the whole breadth of the western end.

The pipes in the front towers of the noble looking case of Gothic style, are made of pure tin, having the appearance of burnished silver.In about 1883 the organ was then moved by Turner Hopwood to Ketton Hall, Rutland (demolished 1920s).

[6] On completion of the work a celebratory concert took place, on 23 November 1972, featuring the organists Gilbert Kennedy and Nicolas Kynaston, with massed Warrington choirs.

[7] In late 2006 Warrington Borough Council decided that the modern needs of the venue and its continued viability meant that a new home would be sought for the organ.

The organ (in 1870) displayed in the demonstration hall of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in Paris prior to its delivery to Bracewell Hall.
The Musical World ’s 1870 report of the new organ.
The organ in Ketton Hall near Stamford; The Musical Standard , 1 April 1893.