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 * 1) ORGAN IN THE PARISH CHURCH ST CUTHBERT  CARLISLE

The earliest organ to be installed in the church was in 1826 when a small organ was installed on the west gallery. In 1842 an Organ was installed in the church built by the famous organ builder William Hill. The basis of the present large pipe organ is an instrument built in 1904 by Norman And Beard Ltd on the north side of the chancel. The inaugural recital was given by C.W Perkins organist of Birmingham Town Hall. BY 1932 the organ was in a poor state of repair with much of the pipework very dirty. A report by Col George Dixon Of St Bees recommended  urgent work to be carried out.

The organ was rebuilt in 1933 by the John Compton Organ Co Of London. Electro-pneumatic action was fitted along with a new stopkey console. New blowing apparatus by Watkins and Watson allowed a new family of high pressure reeds to be added to the instrument and these along with the choir organ were moved to the south side of the chancel. When all of these changes had been made the organ in St Cuthberts Church was considered second only to the organ in Carlisle Cathedral in quality and effect.