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Sonning, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Holme Park (Reading Blue Coat School)
Municipal: Reading
Address: Sonning Lane, RG4 6SU, Sonning
Website: https://rbcs.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075720.
Built by: Aeolian Company Ltd. (1915)
The Holme Park buildings were occupied by the Reading Blue Coat School in 1946. The house possessed a 1915 Aeolian Organ Company organ with nine stops. All but one of the manual registers were eight feet. John Bowen rebuilt the organ in 1964-1965. In fact, a new two-manual organ has been built. The manual registers can optionally be used on both manuals.
Technical data
Specification
Manual I & Manual II (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Quint 2 2/3', Flöte 2', Terz 1 3/5' (c°-c''''), Nazat 1 1/3', Rackett 16' (c°-c''''), Hoboy 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Flöten Bass 16'.
Couplers: Manual II to Manual I, Manual II Octave to Manual I, Manual I to Pedal, Manual II to Pedal, Manual I Octave, Manual I Sub-octave, Manual I Unison Off, Manual II Octave, Manual II Sub-octave, Manual II Unison Off, Pedal Octave.
Accessories: 3 Combination Pistons to Manual I, 3 Combination Pistons to Manual II, Swell Pedal, Crescendo Pedal.
Sonning, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Holme Park (Reading Blue Coat School)
Municipal: Reading
Address: Sonning Lane, RG4 6SU, Sonning
Website: https://rbcs.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075720.
Built by: Aeolian Company Ltd. (1915)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1915 | Aeolian Company Ltd. | new organ | 1965 | John Bowen | rebuild |
The Holme Park buildings were occupied by the Reading Blue Coat School in 1946. The house possessed a 1915 Aeolian Organ Company organ with nine stops. All but one of the manual registers were eight feet. John Bowen rebuilt the organ in 1964-1965. In fact, a new two-manual organ has been built. The manual registers can optionally be used on both manuals.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual I & Manual II | 8 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 9 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual I & Manual II (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Quint 2 2/3', Flöte 2', Terz 1 3/5' (c°-c''''), Nazat 1 1/3', Rackett 16' (c°-c''''), Hoboy 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Flöten Bass 16'.
Couplers: Manual II to Manual I, Manual II Octave to Manual I, Manual I to Pedal, Manual II to Pedal, Manual I Octave, Manual I Sub-octave, Manual I Unison Off, Manual II Octave, Manual II Sub-octave, Manual II Unison Off, Pedal Octave.
Accessories: 3 Combination Pistons to Manual I, 3 Combination Pistons to Manual II, Swell Pedal, Crescendo Pedal.
| Literature |
The organ of Holme Park, Sonning-on-Thames / Peter Marr. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 19, 1966. |