Organ
The church houses an organ, built in 1763 and installed in 1766, built by John Snetzler. The organ has been elarged several times in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was completely rebuilt in 1928 by Harrison & Harrison of Durham. Only a small amount of the Snetzler work remains in the present instrument. Simon Lindley of Leeds Parish Church describes this instrument as “the Rolls Royce of organs.”
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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