Complete description of the selected organ
Newbury, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Municipal: Newbury
Address: St John's Road, RG14 7PY, Newbury
Description nr.: 2075779.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1855)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - 1974.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Principal 4' - 1974, Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16' - 1974, Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
Newbury, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Municipal: Newbury
Address: St John's Road, RG14 7PY, Newbury
Description nr.: 2075779.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1855)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1855 | Gray & Davison | new organ | 1974 | Geo. Osmond & Co. | transfer/relocate |
- The organ in the Church of Saint John the Evangelist in Newbury was originally built for the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Speenhamland. Speenhamland Church was built in 1829-1831 and dedicated on 16 August 1831. Gray & Davison built an organ for the church in 1855 with three manuals and pedal. It was inaugurated on December 8, 1855 with a concert by Mr. Dodd, organist at Queen's College, Oxford. The church building was closed at the end of 1971 and then demolished. The organ was transferred by Geo. Osmond & Co. to Newbury in 1972-1974.
- The Church of Saint John had been destroyed by bombing in 1943. The old church had an 1874 Bevington & Sons organ, which has also been lost. The new church was dedicated in 1955. When the organ was transferred to Newbury, the specification was reduced by Osmond from three to two manuals, the stop list was modified and some stops were removed, in connection with the space available for the placement of the organ. The dedication took place in 1974. The organ is located on the gallery on the west side of the nave.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1855 | Speenhamland | Church of Saint Mary the Virgin |
| 1974 | Newbury | Church of Saint John the Evangelist |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 21 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - 1974.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Principal 4' - 1974, Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16' - 1974, Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
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| Different specifications |
In Speenhamland, the organ had the following stop list: Great Organ (C-a'''): Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8'. Choir Organ (C-a''') (enclosed): Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8' (TC), Flute 4' (TC), Clarionet 8' (TC), Tremulant. Swell Organ (C-a''') (enclosed): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Horn Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant. Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave. Accesories: 5 Thumb Pistons to Great, 5 Thumb Pistons to Swell. |
| Links |
http://robert.willis.newbury.net/images/Newbury/St%20Mary%20Speenhamland.htm https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/N09947 https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/J00157 |