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Nicholson and Company moved from the old Quest Hills Road factory in Autumn 2003 to new premises at:
Lower Interfields
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1UU
The Quest Hills Road buildings started life as a vet's practice in the late 1800s when horses were the principal source of motive power. Mechanisation led to its use as a coal depot in the 1930s, supplied by the Great Western railway sidings across the road. In 1956, as coal in turn gave way to alternative forms of fuel, the buildings were acquired by Nicholson. Many famous organs have passed through its diminutive doors since that time.
In recent years its cramped layout has hindered the development of the firm and the time had come to move on. We left the site with some sadness but the quaint old buildings, complete with well and hand pump for watering the animals, have been preserved and given another lease of life as a residential mews.
Nicholson's new premises are located in rural Worcestershire at the foot of the Malvern Hills. A plantation of Christmas trees surrounds the factory and there are fishing lakes close by. The floor area covering some 1,250 square metres (13,500 sq. feet) is three times that of the previous factory. The building shop measures 10m x 10m with generous headroom, enabling large organs to be fully assembled. The move has been welcomed by the workforce, who appreciate the spacious, well-equipped workshops, improved amenities and pleasant environment.
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