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St Paul's Church, Oldham
Town or City: Oldham
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM9705
Value of grant: £600.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Surveys
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2016
UKNIWM reference number: 44897
St Paul’s Church Organ is located in St Paul’s Church on Aston Road in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The memorial consists of wind supply (which comes from an electrically-powered centrifugal fan blower located in the crypt), soundboards (which contain the mechanism that controls the admission of air to the pipes) and action which connects the keys and stop-knobs to the valves that admit air to the pipes, console and pipework.
In 2016 a grant of £600 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme towards a detailed condition survey and report with recommendations which was undertaken by a conservation-accredited professional advisor. This report is designed to help identify the exact nature of works required and ensure appropriate future plans can be made.
The memorial was built by Ernest Wadsworth of Manchester in 1919 and dedicated as a memorial to those who fell in World War I. A new chancel case was provided for the organ in 1949 as a memorial to those who fell in World War II. The organ design is typical of the period, without higher-pitched stops.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM9705
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 44897
War Memorials Online: 221132
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
