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The Organ

Organ pipes
The pipe organ in St Andrew's Church was built in about 1882 by Bevington & Sons for St Peter's Church, Frimley.  Further additions were made to the organ by Bevington & Sons around 1913.
Organ Makers Sign
The organ was dismantled at St Peter's and moved to St Andrew's in 1928.
The dismantling and the move were not entirely successful, and, until recently, parts of the organ were badly aligned.
A few years ago the organ was badly in need of restoration and so it was dismantled and removed to their premises in Petersfield by the famous organ building firm of Willis & Sons. They carried out a thorough overhaul and re-installed the organ in St Andrew's, curing the previous misalignment.
An unusual feature of this organ is the 'false' mouths painted on some of the pipes.  Apparently, when the organ was in St Peter's, Frimley, the pipes faced away from the congregation.  To make the organ appear more attractive to the congregation, false mouths were painted on the visible pipes.
Organ
The restored organ
Details
Console
Flat jambs
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell Octave
Great to Pedal
Stops
Pedal Organ
Bourdon 16
Bass flute 8
Great Organ
Open diapason 8
Claribel 8
Dulciana 8
Principal 4
Mixture 2 2/3, CD Twelfth
Swell Organ
Double Diapason 16 TC
Open Diapason 8
Lieblich Gedact 8
Viol d'Orchestre 8 TC
Bell Gamba 8 (bass from LG, CD Voix Celeste)
Flute 4
Cornopean 8
Tremulant