War Memorial Organ
The Warleggan Church organ is a war memorial organ built in 1920 by Heard & Sons of Truro. Having been constructed as a war memorial instrument, funded by public subscription, it bears the names of the fallen from the village on plaques mounted under the Pedal Bourdon pipes on the west facing case.
A representative example from 1920 of the later output of Heard & Sons of Truro, a regional firm that was active in the early decades of the 20th century. It remains unaltered in its original home and is listed in The War Memorials Register as the “Peace and Victory Organ”.
EXTERNAL WALLS
PICTURE OF ORGAN
HEARD & SONS OF TRURO
A representative example from 1920 of the later output of Heard & Sons of Truro, a regional firm that was active in the early decades of the 20th century.
It remains unaltered in its original home and is listed in The War Memorials Register as the “Peace and Victory Organ”.
War Memorial
Given that it is a relatively rare example and its status as a War Memorial instrument, in June 2025 the British Institute of Organ Studies recognised these merits by awarding it a Grade II Historic Organ listing with the following citation:
A representative example from 1920 of the later output of Heard & Sons of Truro, a regional firm that was active in the early decades of the 20th century.
It remains unaltered in its original home and is listed in The War Memorials Register as the
“Peace and Victory Organ”.
ORGAN RESTORATION
It underwent extensive repairs in 2012 through 2013, funded through donations from a number of individual supporters and almost half the funds provided through a grant from The War Memorial Trust.
On the 9th October 2013 there was a rededication of the restored organ War Memorial carried out by the Venerable Dr A Elkington, Archdeacon of Bodmin, followed by an organ recital at the church.
On Remembrance Day at 10:45 every year a small service is held in front of the War Memorial Organ.