{"id":11066,"date":"2023-08-18T07:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T06:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wainsgate.co.uk\/?page_id=11066"},"modified":"2023-09-12T20:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:02:01","slug":"organ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/organ\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WAINSGATE ORGAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11066\" class=\"elementor elementor-11066\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-475c3be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"475c3be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb26152\" data-id=\"cb26152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcce4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bcce4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-645x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-378x600.jpg 378w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-768x1220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-967x1536.jpg 967w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ-1140x1811.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The-Old-Organ.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033a36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"033a36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffc013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ffc013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Music was a central part of worship at the chapel. A Musical Society was set up in 1843 and the choir went on to win many prizes. <\/p><p>Prior to purchase of harmonium in 1866, the choir was accompanied by music from stringed instruments. <\/p><p>A new organ installed in 1891. It was so big that the building had to be modified to accommodate it. <\/p><p>The organ was made by Wordsworth &amp; Co. of Leeds. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/wainsgategraveyardproject.co.uk\/musical-wainsgate\/#organ-anchor\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb74985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb74985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feab504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"feab504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ORGAN-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"feab504\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ORGAN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1MjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93YWluc2dhdGUuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9PUkdBTi1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZlYWI1MDQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ORGAN-600x450.jpeg\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"450\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ORGAN-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"feab504\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1MjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93YWluc2dhdGUuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9PUkdBTi1LTk9CUy1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZlYWI1MDQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ORGAN-KNOBS-450x600.jpeg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e33aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e33aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Details of Wainsgate&#8217;s Wordworth Organ<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a03e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a03e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-242de6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"242de6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f2267e\" data-id=\"0f2267e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caae361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caae361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wainsgategraveyardproject.co.uk\/musical-wainsgate\/#johnwilliamparker-anchor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker-664x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker-664x1024.png 664w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker-389x600.png 389w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker-768x1184.png 768w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker-996x1536.png 996w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Richard-Parker.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f94a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6f94a0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51a0559\" data-id=\"51a0559\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ae940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5ae940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wainsgategraveyardproject.co.uk\/musical-wainsgate\/#johnwilliamparker-anchor\">J.W Parker<\/a> played the organ for many years and he is buried in the cemetery.<\/p><p>CLICK THE PHOTO TO FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e526bc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e526bc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db735b\" data-id=\"4db735b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae77bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bae77bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961431e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"961431e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wainsgategraveyardproject.co.uk\/musical-wainsgate\/#hirdthomas-anchor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-763x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-763x1024.png 763w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-447x600.png 447w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-768x1030.png 768w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-1145x1536.png 1145w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS-1140x1530.png 1140w, https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HIRD-THOMAS.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a99a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"15a99a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b31f6\" data-id=\"49b31f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9300f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9300f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400133e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"400133e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until it was electrified in 1937, a man called Mr Hird Thomas manually pumped a bellows to supply the organ with air.<\/p><p>CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE TO FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f20bb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5f20bb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f38a80\" data-id=\"8f38a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81eee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b81eee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/giphy-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11939\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Listen to it <a href=\"https:\/\/wainsgategraveyardproject.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/09\/blest-be-the-tie-that-binds.mp3\">HERE<\/a><\/p><p>Church organs are expensive to maintain and repair. This often leads to their removal from churches and chapels. The example in Wainsgate is one of few surviving in the upper Calder Valley. <\/p><p>There has recently been renewed interest in the instruments, from an unlikely source. Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/aug\/05\/a-bonkers-gig-how-heavy-metal-bands-are-helping-keep-uk-church-organs-alive\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music was a central part of worship at the chapel. A Musical Society was set up in 1843 and the choir went on to win many prizes. Prior to purchase of harmonium in 1866, the choir was accompanied by music from stringed instruments. A new organ installed in 1891. It was so big that the building had to be modified to accommodate it. The organ was made by Wordsworth &amp; Co. of Leeds. Read more HERE Details of Wainsgate&#8217;s Wordworth Organ J.W Parker played the organ for many years and he is buried in the cemetery. CLICK THE PHOTO TO FIND OUT MORE Until it was electrified in 1937, a man called Mr Hird Thomas manually pumped a bellows to supply the organ with air. CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE TO FIND OUT MORE In 1951 a recording was made of the organ and choir. Listen to it HERE Church organs are expensive to maintain and repair. This often leads to their removal from churches and chapels. The example in Wainsgate is one of few surviving in the upper Calder Valley. There has recently been renewed interest in the instruments, from an unlikely source. 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