It was hidden away under a blanket at the back of an unused room, but now a rediscovered 19th century baby grand piano needs a new home.
The beautiful instrument was found in four parts by caretaker Robert Hargrave at Victoria Hall in Saltaire, and although the building is thought to have been its home since the late 1800s, there is no longer space for it.
Mr Hargrave said: “When we initially looked, it didn’t look much, but then we looked at the workmanship.”
Victoria Hall venue manager Moira Fuller said the piano had been stored in The Fluke Room, which housed the Harmonium and Reed Organ Museum, but was covered when it closed in late 2011.
Now the room is to be used by Shipley College for its Centre of Excellence for Business. Staff have until the end of May to find somewhere for it to be kept, preferably on public display in the village.
It was awarded to Saltaire Prize Choir in 1896 for winning the International Music Traders’ Exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Hall. Saltaire History Club discovered that the piano, a Gebruder Knake-Munster, was valued at 100 guineas.
Contact Victoria Hall on (01274) 327 305.
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