13. Organ
Built by the internationally-renowned local company J J Binns of Bramley Organ Works – now sadly defunct – the organ was dedicated in December 1909 by the Bishop of Knaresborough. The opening recital was given by Edwin Henry Lemare, the celebrated organist and composer.
St Edmund’s had no chancel at that time so the organ was installed in the North Transept and connected to the console in the south transept by yards of lead piping. In 1935 the organ was moved from its musically advantageous position in the north transept to its present location.
The organ was gifted by Mr Bowring (church treasurer at the time) and his sister Mrs Wright in affectionate memory of their father and mother. A plaque is affixed to the wall to the left of the organ.