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Plouaret, France (Côtes-d'Armor (22)) - Église Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle
Municipal: Plouaret
Region:Bretagne
Address: 60 rue du Foyer, 22420, Plouaret

Description nr.: 2062183.

Built by: George Maydwell Holdich (1846)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1846 George Maydwell Holdich  new organ
1881 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
2009 Martin Renshaw  transfer/relocate

  • In 1846, George M. Holdich built an organ for the Church of Saint Michael in Sittingbourne, Kent. In 1881 it was transferred to the Congregational Church in Sittingbourne. In addition, the size of the Swell Organ is increased with the lowest octave (C-B).
  • The organ was transferred by Martin Renshaw in 2009 to the parish church of Plouaret in Brittany. It was dedicated on November 29, 2009.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1846SittingbourneChurch of Saint Michael
1881SittingbourneCongregational Church
2009PlouaretÉglise Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ7
- Swell Organ6
- Pedal Organ1
Total number of stops14
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals.

Links http://www.plenumorganum.org/les-orgues/implantation-sur-le-territoire/plouaret-eglise-n-d-de-bonne-nouvelle/