An historic church organ that was built in 1892 may grind to a halt if funds are not found to renovate it.

The Reverend Colin Penfold, of St Paul's Church in Shipley, said the organ may become unplayable if work is not done to repair its pipes and air pressure system.

And he said the church also needs funds to renovate the grade-two listed building, including new lighting, rewiring and redecorating.

It is estimated that work to the building, which needs to be carried out before the organ is repaired, will cost more than £75,000 and the organ renovation could cost a further £45,000.

The fund has already reached £25,000 through sales of a cookery book produced by members of the congregation and a CD featuring the church choir and the organ, played by former director of music Elizabeth Stratford.

Future fundraising events include a fun day and table-top sale in the churchyard, on June 7, and a brass band concert later in the year.

But while the Reverend Penfold said the congregation and the Shipley community may be able to double the money already raised, he is appealing to the wider community for help finding the rest of the cash.

He said the church may receive grants to help with organ repairs, but funding from the Lottery does not cover redecorating and rewiring.

He said: "The church is quite gloomy by modern standards, particularly for people with eyesight problems.

"We also want to update access for disabled people and renew the sound system and loop for people with hearing problems. The longer we leave the work on the organ the more it will deteriorate.

"This is something we have inherited from the past. When we have got something good like this it's better to preserve it than to let it rot."

The organ was made by James Binns, who established the Bramley Organ Works in Leeds in 1880, and is categorised as a "grade-one listed" instrument worthy of preserving in the Historic Organs Certificate Scheme set up by the British Institute of Organ Studies in 1995.