Organ builders Harrison and Harrison have begun work on the first instrument made out of Legos. A Lego organ is being built to go inside a Lego model of Durham Cathedral in England.
The organ is a Lego replica of the instrument built by Henry Wallis in 1876 and restored by Harrison in 1905 and again in 1978. The brick model of Durham Cathedral is being constructed to raise money for the cathedral’s Open Treasure Project. The Open Treasure program aims to transform some of the Cathedral’s most historic spaces, creating an exhibition route that will include the Monks’ Dormitory and finish in the Great Kitchen, where the treasures of St. Cuthbert will be displayed, alongside other cathedral treasures and visiting exhibitions.
Gaye Kirby, head of development at Durham Cathedral, said, “It is wonderful that Harrison’s have chosen to recreate their magnificent organ in miniature in our Lego Cathedral and we are very grateful to them for their generous donation and support of the Open Treasure appeal.”
Harrison and Harrison was established in 1861, and examples of the company’s organs can be found at Kings College, Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Durham Cathedral and St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol.
Christopher Batchelor from Harrison and Harrison said, "We are very pleased to be involved in this important and prestigious project, and are delighted to be able to support the cathedral as it moves forward with its Open Treasure project. Our rebuilding of the Willis Organ was a milestone in the history of the firm, and we are proud to have looked after this highly-regarded instrument for over a century."
The firm is the latest company to take part in the project creating Durham’s Lego Cathedral, which aims to help raise 350,000 pounds — or $551,302.50 — toward the public appeal for this current phase of Open Treasure.
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