The organist librarian

 Monday Peter Stanhope picked us up and took us to Priory Street and saw where Granddad and the Tates lived. All Saint North street where Ridsdale Tate was church warden. Micklegate. To Middlethorpe Hall for coffee and sandwiches - lovely house and saw entrance to Bishopthorpe. Train at 2 and home by 6. Leeds supporters on trian so had to move to read book on Islam. To Catenians and Stephen Brewer enrolled. Meeting held in foyer area as refurbishment in progress.

Saturday visit by Bromley and Croydon Organists Association of which I am President-Elect, to Bromley Methodist.Peter Sanders described the console as of the fish frier variety. The architect didn't think about the organ in the grand new church so it stands under the tower which is cold in winter and hot in summer! There is talk of a roof over the organ to counteract this. There were 28 on the visit no doubt lured by the chance to visit the college and enjoy cream tea there! I played my Dad's suite which he wrote for the reopening of the Forster and Andrews organ in St John's, Bishopthorpe, Glebe in 1994. He cleverly uses the lovely tune "Bishopthorpe" with its associations with the Archbishop's palace outside York. The March was played at the end of Mum and Dad's funeral in Sydney. I had of course not heard or played it since that sad but joyous day last year but it seemed fitting especially as the original organ in the Methodist church is Forster and And