Memorial

Comberton WW1 Organ

The Organ

Source: Copyright Norman Hall and Sons (WMO218495)

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Comberton, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7ED, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 38395 55486

Denomination

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 910
Description: The war memorial organ at St Mary’s Comberton was given to the church by the people of Comberton as a memorial to those who gave their lives during the Great War. A timber-mounted brass plaque on the adjacent wall carries a dedication inscription. The church stands on the highest ground in the village and is about half a mile from the crossroads that mark the village's intersection of Langley Green, Langley Road and Staithe Road in Langley.
Inscription: “This organ was placed in the church as a thanksgiving for victory in the Great War 1914-1919 and in memory of the fallen.” /[names]

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 12
Died: 12
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname THEN forename

Maker(s): Edwin Tyrell of St Ives, Builder
Costs: £170
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: In 2016 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £290 towards the undertaking of conservation works for the repair and replacement of fractured/missing tuning tongues and the retuning of the organ to ensure the memorial could continue in its original function.; All pipes were marked with SmartWater as part of In Memorium 2014 campaign.; 1963 Cedric Arnold Thaxted, Essex -plate on organ; new blower provided; Bourdon moved to Pedal and Pedals to Great , coupler provided; balanced Swell pedal; 1987 E.J. Johnson - Principal installed in place of Salicional; ; 2019 Norman Hall & Sons Cambridge cleaned and overhauled; front pipes re-painted to commemorate centenary of organ

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Dedicated

1 August 1919

Canon Baldwin, Vicar of Harston

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Comberton WW1 Organ

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Comberton WW1 Organ

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