Organ Avenue

Organ Avenue Houldenbank [97, 67] Tancock Walk Barens Row Railway Station Gifford Way the Wrigley Building Organ Avenue the Ogborn Arms Colles Street a warehouse Rabbitts Park Basic Info: A Street is a city block containing no buildings or monuments. There are a variety of other names besides Street including Alley, Avenue, Boulevard, Drive, Grove, Lane, Row, Square, Walk, Place, etc. This is an empty block, and cannot be barricaded.

Organ Avenue

Description

A bucolic avenue leading to Rabbitts Park, although the natural calm of the area was once horribly spoilt by the noise and fumes from the two railway stations to the north.

History

Best played by an octopus.

Organ Avenue's unusual name derives from its medieval status as the pre-eminent organmakers' centre in the land. It is believed that the artisans were drawn here by the combination of suitable wood from the parkland (once far more extensive than it is now), as well as the local guild of metalworkers who were able to provide the raw materials for the various pipes required.

Many of Malton's medieval churches were blessed with fine examples of organs from this very spot, although most are now in a state of severe disrepair. A notable exception is that of St. John's Cathedral, which boasts the most glorious pipe-organ (as well as the best radio station in all of Malton.

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