Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
Wokingham, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - All Saints' Church
Municipal: Wokingham
Address: London Road, RG40 1YA, Wokingham
Website: https://www.allsaintswokingham.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2055725.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1897)
Interior removed (2002)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8', Wald Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Violin Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Photo: Andrew & Jane Wood
Wokingham, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - All Saints' Church
Municipal: Wokingham
Address: London Road, RG40 1YA, Wokingham
Website: https://www.allsaintswokingham.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2055725.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1897)
Interior removed (2002)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1897 | J.W. Walker & Sons | new organ | 1954 | John Compton Organ Company | restoration | 1966 | Alfred E. Davies & Son | restoration |
- In 1897 the firm of Walker & Sons built an organ for All Saints' Church in Wokingham. The organ had three manuals and pedal. The Compton company carried out a revision in February 1954. They added a tremulant, converted Swell's Oboe 8' to a Contra Oboe 16' and installed sub and super octave couplers for Swell. The old swell lever was replaced by a balanced swell pedal. Finally, the combination pedals were replaced by thumb and toe pistons.
- Not long after the overhaul, a new hot air heating installation was installed in the church. The organ suffered greatly from this, and a restoration was carried out in 1966 by J.E. Davies & Son. The disposition and structure of the organ were altered. The Choir Organ was removed and a new free-standing console was installed in the Lady Chapel.
- In 2002 the organ was replaced by an electronic organ, after which the interior was sold. Only the organ with the front pipes is still in the church.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8', Wald Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Violin Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
From 1966 on, the stop list was: Great Organ: Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'. Swell Organ: Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Contra Oboe 16', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant. Pedal Organ: Resultant Bass 32', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8', Principal 4', Choral Bass 4', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave. 3 thumbs pistons to Great, 3 thumbs pistons to Swell, 3 toe pistons to Pedal, General Cancel. |
| Literature |
All Saints' Church Organ, Wokingham / R. Benning. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 22, 1969. |