Nicholson & Co. Ltd

19/06/2026

A pleasure to welcome members of The Organ Club to our workshop this morning, kicking off their two-day tour to Worcester and the Malverns.

16/06/2026

We are pleased to have been commissioned to rebuild the organ of Carlisle Cathedral. The instrument was built by ‘Father’ Henry Willis in 1856 and 1875, with further work by Harrison & Harrison (1907), J.W. Walker & Sons (1962) and David Wells Organ Builders (1997).

The aims of the forthcoming work are to safeguard the reliability of the organ for many years to come, and to consolidate the tonal style. The internal mechanism of the organ will be entirely replaced with new in a revised layout, and a new console provided. The tonal scheme will be revised with a particular focus on the organ’s role in supporting choral and congregational singing.

The specification will be released in the coming months. The work is due to commence in late 2027 with completion in 2029. The consultant for the work is Nicholas Thistlethwaite.

12/06/2026

11/06/2026

Progress on our restoration of the 1874 II/18 John Nicholson organ of St Paul's Church, Irton. More project details and photographs at https://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/irton/

19/05/2026

Progress on the historical reconstruction of the 1877/1893 IV/51 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Manchester Town Hall, being undertaken in a collaboration with our colleagues from Flentrop. More photos and project details at https://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/mth/.

28/04/2026

27/03/2026

The main installation phase of the 1877/1893 IV/51 Manchester Town Hall Cavaillé-Coll organ started this week.

More project details and photos of the historical reconstruction project, being undertaken in a collaboration with Flentrop, at https://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/mth/

21/03/2026

End of the first week of dismantling of the 1906 II/20 Hill & Son organ in the Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Workington, within the Christ the Good Shepherd parish.

The organ is to be completely restored, retaining its charge pneumatic action throughout.

More details at https://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/workington-our-lady/.

07/03/2026

A review of our tonal work this last week on the IV/70 1907/1975 Harrison & Harrison organ of Belfast Cathedral, with much-appreciated support from the Pipe Organ Preservation Co.