St. Paul's Church Pooley Bridge was built in 1868. This small church posesses a fine little Bevington
organ of 1877 which is situated on the south side of the chancel steps.
Roof work at the church was responsible for the organ being inundated with water which poured over and through the
instrument for some days. The entire organ was removed to our factory in Liverpool for extensive remedial works
The organ before
remedial work
Water inside a pipe
Puddles under the pedalboard
The bellows weights have been wet through and the
bellows-weights have become rusty
Agglomeration of the
French Polish
Verdigris on the pull-down
wires which are stuck in
open position
Water Marks
on the
shade-board
The organ is dismantled in our factory
Rust build up on the
pulldowns & pallet wires
The water has softened the glue
so the pallets peel off
at the heel
The pallet eyes
are rusted into the
pallets
and the rust on the pins
caused the pallets to
stick open
Pasted to the bottom-board is a Bevington label
which is dated 1877
Water stains on the upperboard
The wind bars have separated
from the soundboard table
so they are screwed
back in place
New fillings are cut and fitted between the wind bars
then the soundboard is prepared for deep flooding with hot glue
The table is trued by hand planing and then re-grooved
The table & slides are lubricated
with colloidal graphite
and the bearers are papered
A Buckram lining is
applied to the grid
New phosphor-bronze
pins are fitted
and the soundboard well
is reinstated
The pallets are glued back
into position and the pallet
aprings are fitted
New pulldown wires
are made and fitted
The re-finished
upperboard
Rusted pins and axles in the backfalls and Rollerboards are replaced with new of Phosphor Bronze
The bellows and feeders (for hand blowing)
are stripped, cleaned and re-leathered
The pedal frame is stripped
The pedals are re-finished and the casework is
also stripped and polished
Re-assembling the organ in our factory
The Bevington organ restored
to its rightful place
in the church
