Complete description of the selected organ
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Wesley Methodist Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: 84 Queens Road, RG1 4BW, Reading
Website: https://www.wesleychurchreading.org/
Description nr.: 2075525.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1874)
In 1874 Forster & Andrews built an organ for Wesley Methodist Church in Reading. The instrument was expanded in 1929 with a Bourdon 16' on the pedal and a wind motor by William Sweetland. The organ was converted to electric action in 1974 by George Osmond. The company Fearn & Sons restored the organ in 1998-1999. They expanded the disposition with a Celeste and a Twelfth, and a few extensions. The Twelfth and the Celeste could be installed on empty slides on the wind chests. On the console preparations were made for a Trumpet and Clarion on Great. The organ was inaugurated again in June 1999.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1999, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Trumpet 8' - prepared for, Clarion 4' - prepared for.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Céleste 8' - 1999, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant - 1999.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - 1999; extension, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16' - 1929, Bass Flute 8' - 1999; extension, Octave Flute 4' - 1999; extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: Solid State Memory System - 1999.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Wesley Methodist Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: 84 Queens Road, RG1 4BW, Reading
Website: https://www.wesleychurchreading.org/
Description nr.: 2075525.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1874)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1874 | Forster & Andrews | new organ | 1929 | William Sweetland | enlargement | 1974 | Geo. Osmond & Co. | rebuild | 1999 | T.H. Fearn & Son | restoration |
In 1874 Forster & Andrews built an organ for Wesley Methodist Church in Reading. The instrument was expanded in 1929 with a Bourdon 16' on the pedal and a wind motor by William Sweetland. The organ was converted to electric action in 1974 by George Osmond. The company Fearn & Sons restored the organ in 1998-1999. They expanded the disposition with a Celeste and a Twelfth, and a few extensions. The Twelfth and the Celeste could be installed on empty slides on the wind chests. On the console preparations were made for a Trumpet and Clarion on Great. The organ was inaugurated again in June 1999.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 (9) |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 26 (22) |
| Key action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1999, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Trumpet 8' - prepared for, Clarion 4' - prepared for.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Céleste 8' - 1999, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant - 1999.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - 1999; extension, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16' - 1929, Bass Flute 8' - 1999; extension, Octave Flute 4' - 1999; extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: Solid State Memory System - 1999.
| Literature |
A new lease of life at Wesley Methodist Church, Reading. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 52, 1999. |
| Links |
https://www.wesleychurchreading.org/thewesleyorgan.htm |