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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Trinity Congregational Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: Sidmouth Street / Queens Road, RG1 4AZ, Reading
Description nr.: 2075524.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1913)
Church closed (1979)
Trinity Congregational Church on Queens Road in Reading was founded in 1849. The congregation merged with the English Presbyterian Church in 1972 as the United Reformed Church. However, the church was closed and demolished in 1979. In the church there was an organ from 1913, built by J.J. Bins. Adviser on the construction was the then organist of the church, F.G. Goodenough. It was a three-manual organ with 37 registers. The action was tubular-pneumatic.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Concert Flute 8', Viole de Gamba 8', Dolce 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8', Oboe Orchestral 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Gedact 8', Vox Angelica 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Harmonic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8', Trombone 16', Tromba 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Sub-Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 5 Combination Pistons to Great and Pedal, 3 Combination Pistons to Choir, 5 Combination Pistons to Swell.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Trinity Congregational Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: Sidmouth Street / Queens Road, RG1 4AZ, Reading
Description nr.: 2075524.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1913)
Church closed (1979)
Trinity Congregational Church on Queens Road in Reading was founded in 1849. The congregation merged with the English Presbyterian Church in 1972 as the United Reformed Church. However, the church was closed and demolished in 1979. In the church there was an organ from 1913, built by J.J. Bins. Adviser on the construction was the then organist of the church, F.G. Goodenough. It was a three-manual organ with 37 registers. The action was tubular-pneumatic.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ (enclosed) | 8 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 14 |
| - Pedal Organ | 7 (6) |
| Total number of stops | 38 (37) |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Concert Flute 8', Viole de Gamba 8', Dolce 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8', Oboe Orchestral 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Gedact 8', Vox Angelica 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Harmonic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8', Trombone 16', Tromba 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Sub-Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 5 Combination Pistons to Great and Pedal, 3 Combination Pistons to Choir, 5 Combination Pistons to Swell.
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