Restoration of the Organ with Nicolson & Co. Ltd

Nicholson & Co won the contract to restore the William Denman organ, that was dismantled and removed from St Michael le Belfrey in August 2019. During the dismantling Managing Director of Nicholson & Co, Andrew Caskie, gave two fascinating lectures about the history of the organ and Nicholson’s plan to restore this beautiful organ to how it would have looked and sound when it was first built in the 1880s. 

You can follow the progress of the restoration at http://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/york-st-lawrence/ 

In the following video, Andrew gives an overview of the project while Tristan, Organ Builder, demonstrates the sounds achieved by the different organ along with footage of the organ being dismantled. Once restoration is finished, the organ is due to be reinstalled later in the year at St Lawrence’s Church, York.