the mighty Wurlitzer

There is a real live Wurlitzer theatre organ in Shrewsbury - at the Buttermarket in Howard Street, which is just at the back of the Railway Station. The Wurltzer has 3 manuals and 10 ranks of pipes (two ranks having recently been added by the Trust).

It was first installed in a cinema in Kent in 1937 and, after being stored for several years when the cinema closed down, the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust brought it to Shrewsbury and installed it in the Buttermarket, where concerts of light and popular music are given on it on a Sunday afternoon each month by some of the country's finest theatre organists. These concerts are open to everyone.

The Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust is a registered charity whose object has been to bring the theatre organ to Shropshire. No personal gain is involved. Membership of the Trust costs only £5 a year and members enjoy a reduced admission charge to all concerts. The Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council supports the Trust.

For the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust please follow this link: http://www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/shropshire-tot.html

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