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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Municipal: Reading
Address: 64 Liebenrood Road, RG30 2EB, Reading
Website: https://englishmartyrsrdg.com/
Description nr.: 2076622.
Built by: George Maydwell Holdich (1855)
A historic organ built in 1855 by George Maydwell Holdich was installed in the Church of the English Martyrs in Reading in 1981. It originally stood in the Iron Methodist Chapel in Aldershot, and was sold to Farnborough Methodist Church in 1876. After it was decommissioned here, the instrument ended up in the school chapel of Hazelmere School. It was purchased for Reading in 1980.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason Bass 8' - C-B, Open Diapason Treble 8' - c°-f''', Dulciana 8' - c°-f''', Stop'd Diapason Bass 8' - C-B, Clarabella 8' - c°-f''', Principal 4', Block Flute 4' - c°-f''', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' - c°-f''', Stop'd Diapason 8' - c°-f''', Principal 4', Hautboy 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-c'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Combination Pedals to Great.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Catholic Church of the English Martyrs
Municipal: Reading
Address: 64 Liebenrood Road, RG30 2EB, Reading
Website: https://englishmartyrsrdg.com/
Description nr.: 2076622.
Built by: George Maydwell Holdich (1855)
A historic organ built in 1855 by George Maydwell Holdich was installed in the Church of the English Martyrs in Reading in 1981. It originally stood in the Iron Methodist Chapel in Aldershot, and was sold to Farnborough Methodist Church in 1876. After it was decommissioned here, the instrument ended up in the school chapel of Hazelmere School. It was purchased for Reading in 1980.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1855 | Aldershot | Iron Methodist Chapel |
| 1876 | Farnborough | Methodist Church |
| Hazelmere | School Chapel | |
| 1981 | Reading | Catholic Church of the English Martyrs |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 14 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason Bass 8' - C-B, Open Diapason Treble 8' - c°-f''', Dulciana 8' - c°-f''', Stop'd Diapason Bass 8' - C-B, Clarabella 8' - c°-f''', Principal 4', Block Flute 4' - c°-f''', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' - c°-f''', Stop'd Diapason 8' - c°-f''', Principal 4', Hautboy 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-c'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Combination Pedals to Great.
| Literature |
The organ in the Church of the English Martyrs, Reading / Derek M. Guy. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 35, 1982. |