Since then, the Swell organ has been lengthened from ‘short’ to ‘full’ compass, a balanced swell pedal mechanism has been fitted and Hele and Co of Plymouth replaced one of the Walker Swell stops with a Mixture.  An electric blower was added in the 1950’s, but a plan, also in the 1950’s, to electrify the mechanical action, detach the console and carry out various ‘tonal improvements’ mercifully failed due to lack of finance.

It's the current organist's passionately held view that instruments of this type and quality should not be ‘improved’ at the transient whims of organists and organ builders, and it is to the credit of its 143 years of history that Sir James would still recognise it as substantially ‘his’ instrument.

The organ is currently maintained by Midland Organ, Hele and Co. who are now based in Leicestershire.