The Compton originally came from the Picture House Douglas on the Isle Of Man and was opened by William Winder-Killip in 1933.

During it's time on the Isle of Man, it was played by several local organists,  one of particular note was Haydn Antrum (see photo) who it appears played the organ regularly into the 1940's. By the 1950's the organ became redundant and was removed following the installation of a new, wider cinema screen. It was at this point the organ was purchased by Ron Curtis for installation at Gorton Evangelical Church in Manchester. Here, several ranks of pipes were swapped and it's percussions removed. Interestingly, the pedal board was never connected!
1988/9 saw it's installation at The Grange by Steve Tovey since which time, the percussions have been returned. Recently, a Double String has been added. Since then, improvements have been made to the instrument and many guest organists have played there including Dudley Savage, Chris Powell, Nicholas Martin, Doreen Chadwick, Raymond Wallbank and countless others. It is played fortnightly, usually by Steve Tovey, Cameron Lloyd and Damon Willetts with special guest organists appearing from time to time.