Church Organ - St Michael's Church - Marbury, Cheshire East. - Musical Instruments on Waymarking.com

St Michael's Church, also known as St Michael and All Angels, stands on a small rise overlooking Big Mere in the village of Marbury, Cheshire East. The church is a Grade II* listed building. (visit link)
St Michael's is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of St Chad, Tushingham, and St Mary, Whitewell.

A timber, wattle and daub church was present on the site in 1299. The current church dates from the 15th century, the first incumbent being registered in 1530. The church was a parochial chapel annexed to Whitchurch until 1870, when it became a perpetual curacy.
The chancel was added in 1822 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville.

In 1891–92, the church was restored by Douglas and Fordham, the organ chamber was added, the plaster roof was replaced with carved oak panelling, and oak furnishings were added.
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The National Pipe Organ Register lists the following information about the organ.

Cheshire Marbury,     
St. Michael [J00047]
Anglican Parish Church
Grid ref: SJ 560 458
Survey date: 2004
Organ playable

Builders
Undated        Chas. Whiteley
undated - presumably late 19th Century;
BOA implies the presence of an earlier organ (tuned by Wadsworth, 1862);

Cases
Position  N. Chancel Chamber  Type  Pipe Rack plain metal front pipes with heraldic devices stencilled onto them;
some wood above impost level in South case;
West-facing pipes (basses of Gt OD & Dulc) in a rack rather than within chamber arch;
4ft wide section of impost projects 2ft (c.) supported by 2 wooden posts;
console below;
there are speaking pipes (tenor octaves of OD & Dulc)on all 3 sides;
many pipes overlength;

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