Exterior The church is constructed in
sandstone.
Organ The earliest record of an organ is in 1620 when there was an organ on the screen between the chancel and the nave. A new instrument, built in 1623, was destroyed by Parliamentarian soldiers in 1643. In 1714 another organ was built in the same place, with a passage of twelve feet beneath it obstructing the view of the chancel. It remained in place until 1844, after which another was installed at the west end of the Leigh Chapel. This instrument was started by Richard Jackson of Liverpool, and finished by William Hill and Son of London. It was re-built by Hill in 1867, and sited under the tower. In 1877 the organ was moved to the eastern end of the Leigh Chapel. The main case, designed by Paley, dates from this time. In 1886 it was moved again to the western bay of the Leigh Chapel. In 1901, when Sir Edward Bairstow was organist, the instrument was rebuilt by Norman & Beard of Norwich. Parts of the former organ were retained, but most was new. Further work was done in 1906 and 1948. It remained in use until the latest re-building in 1963. The work was done by William Hill and Son and Norman and Beard, also known as Hill, Norman & Beard who had a connection of more than 100 years with the parish church. Most of the 1901 instrument was retained after restoration and re-voicing. The pneumatic action was replaced with electro-pneumatic action, and a new detached console was placed in the Crawford Chapel with access to the chancel by means of a door through the screen. Apart from re-voicing and one new rank on each division, the great and swell organs remained much as they were. Only the pedal organ was significantly enlarged by adding ranks of 4 ft and 2 ft pitch, a three rank mixture and 4 ft solo reed, and the trombone was extended to 8 ft and 4 ft pitch. Before 1901 there was a 4 ft stop and a three rank mixture on the pedal organ, both of which were discarded in 1901. The old choir organ was replaced by an unenclosed positif organ of authentic antique scale and with the part of the instrument that was new in 1963 was placed in the eastern bay of the Leigh Chapel, with the pedal gemshorn on display. The specification was drawn up by Mr A. G. D. Cutter, the organist in consultation with Mr R Mark Fairhead, of Hill, Norman & Beard Ltd., who was responsible for the tonal finishing of the organ. The organists, some of whom were notable, include: • Mr Coates 1623–1626 • Mr Betts 1714 • Mr Allan 1714–1717 • James Perrin 1717–1770 •
John Langshaw 1770–1772 • Mr Barker 1772–1783 • James Entwistle 1784–1796 • Jane Entwistle 1796–1825 • Thomas Roby 1825–1839 • William Cooper 1839–1843 • Thomas Graham 1844–1867 •
Walter Parratt 1868–1872 (later
Master of the King's Music) •
Langdon Colborne 1875–1877 (later organist of
Truro Cathedral) • Alfred Alexander 1877–1888 (formerly organist of
St. Michael's College, Tenbury) • John W Potter 1889–1895 •
Charles Harry Moody 1895–1899 (later organist of
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, and
Ripon Cathedral) •
Edward Bairstow 1899–1906 (later organist of
York Minster) •
Edgar Cyril Robinson 1906 – 1919 (formerly assistant organist at
Lincoln Cathedral) • Captain Percy W. de Courcy Smale 1919–1927 • William O Minay 1927–1943 (formerly assistant organist of
Gloucester Cathedral, from 1946 organist of
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh) • Frank E Bailey 1943–1948 • George Galloway 1949–1957 • Kenneth R Long 1958–1961 • A G David Cutter 1961–1994 • John Walton 1994–1999 • Karl Greenall 1999 – current ==External features==