Sleeping Beauties: Success Stories
Here you can explore the organs that have benefited directly from Pipe Up’s Sleeping Beauties Grant Scheme. These success stories highlight how timely support and practical repairs have helped bring silent pipe organs back to life, restoring their sound for churches, communities and future generations.
St Mary’s, Chaddesden
St Mary’s Victorian organ, built by Isaac Abbott of Leeds in 1876, had fallen silent for two years due to a failed blower. With support from Pipe Up’s Sleeping Beauty Grant Scheme, funding and advice helped the parish carry out essential repairs, bringing the organ back to life in time for Christmas and restoring its voice to the church community.