We were delighted to be commissioned to undertake a historic restoration of the organ in St Helen's Church, Stillingfleet, North Yorkshire.
The recorded history of the Grade I listed village church, six miles south of York, stretches back more than 800 years.
It is thought to have been built in 1154 and the south west doorway is reputed to be one of the finest in England, with multiple layers of intricate carving.
The two-manual organ, of nine speaking stops, was built in 1878 by Forster and Andrews of Hull and renovated, probably in the 1930s, by F D Ward of Middlesborough.
Over the succeeding years, wear, tear, extensive woodworm and bat droppings took their toll on the instrument, so the comprehensive restoration was timely.
The damaging legacy of the bats could be seen in the mottled staining on the display pipes as we began the project.
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