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'Meet and Play the Moot Hall Organ' at Colchester Town Hall

Heritage Open Day: A rare opportunity to hear and play the remarkable organ in Colchester Town Hall which provides music for the town's annual Oyster Feast and other civic events. The Moot Hall Organ was built by the Norwich firm of Norman & Beard during the period when they were a leading supplier of instruments to customers in this country and abroad. The plans for the Moot Hall organ were drawn up in 1901, and the contract was signed on 21st April 1902 with delivery promised by 24th May the same year. The cost was just over Â£1,000 and was met by Colchester's MP Sir Weetman Pearson, later Viscount Cowdray. The oak case was constructed by Kerridge & Shaw of Cambridge, and the carved work was executed by Fabrucci & McCrossan.