Harrison & Harrison Ltd

19/05/2026

The HSE is currently consulting on major proposed changes to lead regulations and monitoring requirements.

The proposals risk applying a blanket industrial approach without sufficient consideration for small specialist heritage crafts, many of which are already under pressure.

If you are involved in heritage crafts where lead remains an essential traditional material, including organ building, stained glass, roofing, conservation or restoration work, it is important that your voice is heard. The consultation also welcomes responses from anyone.

Whilst it isn’t a five minute survey, we encourage as many who are able, to reply to the consultation questions.

The consultation closes on 24 May 2026.

https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/hse/control-lead-at-work-regs-2002-exposure-guidance/

https://65tdg.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYox1pvmYn646KWA7/BRLa5IHqFRWY

13/05/2026

The summer organ recitals at York Minster are fast approaching, with six acclaimed musicians taking centre stage in one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals.

The series will be opened by Jonathan Scott, with other recitals performed by Caroline Robinson, Ian Tracey and Rachel Mahon, alongside the Minster musicians Robert Sharpe and Benjamin Morris.

The recitals will take place on Thursday evenings from 16 July to 20 August, beginning at 7pm.

Ahead of Jonathan Scott's recital on Thursday 16 July at 7pm, Jonathan and Tom visited the Minster to set up.

Check out the video below as Jonathan and Tom explore the Minster inside and out and take a tour of the organ.
https://youtu.be/sKs8hiI_blE

Tickets for Jonathan Scott's concert and all of the other recitals at York Minster are available from: https://yorkminster.org/

We visit the amazing pipe organ of York Minster ahead of Jonathan's solo organ concert here as part of the Summer Organ Recitals on Thursday 16th July 2026 7...

11/05/2026

Here are a few photos from the opening recitals at St John’s College, Cambridge and Bristol Cathedral.

08/05/2026

Today is a busy day for H&H as we celebrate the opening recitals at both Bristol Cathedral and St John’s College, Cambridge.

While we can’t be in two places at once, as the events in both establishments are spread over the weekend, we have staff in Bristol and Cambridge, with some doing Cambridge today, and Bristol tomorrow.

We look forward to seeing some of you at the events.

https://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/whats-on/the-grand-organ-festival/

https://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=organ+festival

Inaugural Recital by Olivier Latry | Organ Festival May 8 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm St John's College Chapel St John's Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom At the heart of the Organ Festival is the inaugural recital given by Olivier Latry, Titular Organist at Notre-Dame de Paris. One of the leading ambassado...

06/05/2026

The workshop has been busy in the last few months.

Work has begun on building all of the wind reservoirs and soundboard grids for the rebuilt organ at Wells Cathedral and a new organ for St Andrew’s Church, Fort Worth TX.

09/03/2026

On Wednesday 11th February we were honoured to host a visit of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of the Friends of Wells Cathedral Grand Organ Appeal.

Also in attendance were:

Wells Cathedral Grand Organ Appeal Chairman, David Morgan-Hewitt
Dame Susan Snowdon DCVO, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham
Kingsley Smith OBE DL, Clerk to His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham
Cllr Robbie Rodiss, Chairman of Durham County Council
Cllr Gary Hutchinson, The Mayor of Durham
Petty Officer Cadet Terri Bouma

Photos: David Roberts

27/02/2026

🎶 Revealing the Future Sound of Wells.

With the Cathedral’s Grand Organ now at Harrison & Harrison’s workshop in Durham, we are pleased to share further details about the rebuild and the vision for its future sound.

Over the next 18 months, the instrument will be carefully renewed, drawing inspiration from Arthur Harrison’s 1910 musical aesthetic while integrating the best of the existing historic pipework. The result will be an organ with greater presence in the Nave and a richer, more orchestral palette of tone.

To read the full rebuild specification and find out more about this significant project, please visit our website.

🔗 https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/archives/240687402

Friends of Wells Cathedral

26/02/2026

Each year our staff select a local charity to receive the funds raised through group and individual workshop tours.

Our charity for 2025 was the Northumbria Blood Bikes. Northumbria Blood Bikes is a registered charity established by local volunteers to deliver essential blood and urgent medical supplies, out of hours, between hospitals and other healthcare sites in North East England. They cover a wide area, including, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

We were pleased to raise £364.67 for this very worthy and local cause. Click the link below to find out more about Northumbria Blood Bikes.

https://www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk/news/24147/harrison_and_harrison_ltd/260215

12/02/2026

People often think organ building companies are arch rivals. While we do often compete for the same work, we are actually good friends and colleagues. It was therefore lovely to catch up with Andrew Caskie this evening in London and to put the organ world right over a few glasses of port at Gordon’s.

30/01/2026

28/01/2026

Christ Church, Savannah GA

Last week we began fitting up the new organ for Christ Church, Savannah.

Here are a few photos of progress in the workshop so far.

Installation will be later this year.