Colin Pykett Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The news today is that there has been a major fire which has destroyed the roof of All Saints church at Fleet, near Farnborough in Hampshire. There is (was?) a substantial two manual organ there, originally by Forster and Andrews and subsequently modified by F H Browne. The news report says "the main structure and brickwork remain intact", but in view of the total devastation of the roof as pictured in the report, one wonders whether the organ will have survived the presumed smoke and water damage. CEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choir Man Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Unfortunately, it would seem that nothing has survived. The firestation commander described the building as 'gutted'. Compare with the way it was: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveHarries Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Very sad news: looks like it was a really lovely church. BBC News now reports that a 16-year old teenager has now been charged with arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33266042 In the bottom picture we see the organ sticking out from the arch just before the chancel arch. There is no sign of this in the top picture and, in consideration of that and the fact that daylight can be seen through the arch on the right, I suspect that the organ is, at best, badly damaged if not a total loss. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothyguntrip Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 A friend of mine is the organist at this church - and has reliably informed me that the organ has been completely destroyed.Timothy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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