The organ in All Saints' Church, Stand, is a significant feature of the church's architecture and worship. It was built between 1821 and 1826 and is one of the many Commissioners' churches built to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The church was designed by Sir John Soane, who declined the commission but passed it to Charles Barry, who designed the church's bell tower. The church's organ was built by Samuel Renn in 1827 and was replaced by the present three-manual organ made by Charles A. Smethurst in 1997. The organ is a Grade I-listed building and is considered one of the finest examples of Harrison & Harrison's work, known for its delicate and quiet registers. The organ features 41 stops and has been a central part of the church's worship and community life for over 150 years.
The Pipe Organ: The present instrument was drastically restored by Nicholson Organ Builders of Malvern in 1996, from an instrument installed by Charles Smethurst of Oldham in 1956. It is now widely known for its excellence across the length and breadth of the country and has attracted many of our nation’s greatest organists to perform on it. It contains three stops from our very first organ which was built by Samual Renn in 1827, the year after All Saints Church was dedicated. We are always willing to welcome any visiting organists to come and play it if they contact the present Organist and Director of Music, Richard, Fairclough.
