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Theale, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - United Reformed Church
Municipal: Reading
Address: 28, High Street, RG7 5JZ, Theale

Description nr.: 2075868.

Built by: Liddiatt & Sons (1935)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1847 by J.W. Walker & Sons
Demolished (2005)


  • The United Reformed Church in Theale closed in 1999. There was a 1935 Liddiatt & Sons organ in the church. The organ was demolished in 2005. The organ was built by Liddiatt with partly older pipes by J.W. Walker from 1847. It came from the church's previous organ.
  • An old inn stood on the site of the church until 1913, named 'The Angel at Theale'. After the demolition of the church, a residential complex was built with the name 'Angel Court'.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ5
- Swell Organ5
- Pedal Organ1
Total number of stops11
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4' (c°-a''').
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 2 thumb pistons to Great, 2 thumb pistons to Swell.

Literature The organ in Theale United Reformed Church / John Shepherd. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 32, 1979.
Links https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/N09977