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This organ was built by Mander organs of London. The chapel and organ case were
designed by Basil Champneys in the 1890s in his characteristic free
renaissance style with an interesting blend of classical and art nouveau
elements. As originally finished, the organ case was spoiled by the coarse
and unimaginative arrangement of front pipes provided by the builder of the
original organ (Vowles of Bristol). To accomodate the new organ, Stephen
Bicknell redesigned the facade in a manner much more sympathetic to the
Champneys style. The pipes in the three towers have been arranged according
to their natural speaking lengths; the intervening two-storey flats and
their woodwork are completely new.
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