The Bevington Organ

Hugh Davies, Director of Music, has written in the Parish Magazine about this organ which is currently installed to the North of the Altar.

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The 'Bevington' organ is now installed and we are exploring the exciting possibilities afforded by having an organ at the east end of the church.

The organ was built some time during the 1880's at Bevington's factory in Soho. It has two manuals (keyboards), pedals and 10 stops. It was discovered in 1995 by Philip Wood, the Huddersfield organ builder, languishing in a disused chapel in Greaseborough, near Sheffield. When the organ at St. Asaph Cathedral was being rebuilt in 1996- 1998, Philip and his son David rescued this organ and built it in the Cathedral as a temporary instrument. When the Cathedral organ was complete, it returned to the works in Huddersfield. Its new temporary home here in Kendal gives us a wonderful opportunity to experiment with the positioning of the choir as well as give prospective customers a chance to hear and see the organ in action.

If we decide we like the idea of an organ in this position we might well consider something permanent. The Bevington, excellent as it is, would not be ideal: we would need something which is tailor-made for the church, both visually and tonally: something less bulky perhaps with up to date console equipment and more sympathetic case design.

Do give us your thoughts and opinions. In the meantime, we will have great fun using the two organs in our services.

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