Nottingham St Peter

Organ

The organ case Plaque by the organ

Organ case by John Snetzler, c.1770, (formerly in York Minster). Removed here in 1812 during repair of the Minster after a fire.

A plaque on the floor next to the organ states the origin, though doubts on the Snetzler connection were raised in an article by Martin Renshaw & Peter Horne.

The woodwork below the Snetzler case, which houses a door through into the vestry, was adapted from St James’ Church. An elliptical brass plaque affixed near ground level reads:

The ORGAN was
erected by Subscription
in the Parish of St Peter Nottingham
Augst 14th 1812

The Revd Doctr Staunton   RECTOR
Thos Turner   CHURCHWARDENS
Fras Braithwaite  
I Ibbotson   SIDESMAN

In 2010, a new instrument was installed in the church which, at the time, was unique in the UK: it was the first organ of its size to seamlessly combine pipe and digital technology alongside one another. The new organ remains in the north-east corner of the church behind the beautiful eighteenth-century casework, and several of the historic pipe ranks from the original 1812 organ have been retained. More information can be found at http://nottinghamchurches.org/st-peters-organ.