Behold, the C itself! Pedal pipes return to the Huddersfield Town Hall Willis

Bottom C of the 16ft Grand Open Bass pedal stop on the fine Willis organ in Huddersfield Town Hall organ is manoeuvred into the instrument. The windchest dates back to Father Willis and was not restored in the 1980 rebuild.

Over the summer, members of our team removed the huge pipes and took the chest to our workshop for restoration.

This week it began its stately return to the town hall. An enlarged team then faced the challenge of lifting the 32 heavy wooden pipes back into the organ chamber.

The task was completed successfully and the refurbished stop is impressive in its tone and power. It will be heard in new series of concerts by Kirklees Borough Organist, Gordon Stewart.