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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Kendrick School
Municipal: Reading
Address: 41-43 London Road, RG1 5BN, Reading
Website: https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/

Description nr.: 2075694.

Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1936)


Kendrick School in Reading was founded in 1877. In 1935 Hill, Norman & Beard built a new organ for the main hall of the school. It was built in memory of Gertrude Caroline Rundell. On February 3, 1936, the instrument was inaugurated with a concert by Mr. P. Scrivener.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ4
- Swell Organ5
- Pedal Organ2
Total number of stops11
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Dolce 8', Principal 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Rohr Flute 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Salicet 4', Oboe Horn 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 2 Composition Pedals to Great, 2 Composition Pedals to Swell.

Literature
  • The School Organs of Reading / H.C. Barnard. - In: The Berkshire Organist, no. 14, 1961.
  • Specification of the organ at Kendrick School, Reading (Hill, Norman & Beard). - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 18, 1965.