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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Oxford Road Methodist Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: 448 Oxford Road, RG30 1EE, Reading
Website: https://www.emmanuelmethodistreading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075826.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1897)
Destroyed by fire (1978)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals to Great, 2 Combination Pedals to Swell.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Oxford Road Methodist Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: 448 Oxford Road, RG30 1EE, Reading
Website: https://www.emmanuelmethodistreading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075826.
Built by: Forster & Andrews (1897)
Destroyed by fire (1978)
- Forster & Andrews built an organ for Oxford Road Methodist Church in Reading in 1897, which was commissioned on 28 July 1897. It was donated to the church by Mr. G.G. Gilligan. H. Percy Allen performed the official inauguration concert in the evening.
- Church and organ were lost in a fire in the early morning of Sunday, February 5, 1978. After the construction of a new church, an electronic organ from the company J. & J. Makin Organs was installed.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals to Great, 2 Combination Pedals to Swell.
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