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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Mary, Castle Street (Episcopal)
Municipal: Reading
Address: 12 Castle Street, RG1 7RD, Reading
Website: https://www.stmaryscastlestreet.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2077180.
Built by: Alfred Monk (1865)
Replaced (1984)
Saint Mary's Church, Episcopal in Reading was built in 1798. A tower was added in 1840. An organ was built by Alfred Monk in 1865. It has been modified and expanded over time. The organ was demolished in December 1984, after which another organ was installed, from Bristol. The organ had been out of use since 1973 due to its poor condition, and an electronic Allen organ was used during this period.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Clarabella / Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Clarabella 8', Horn Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Wald Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Vox Celeste 8', Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture, Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Mary, Castle Street (Episcopal)
Municipal: Reading
Address: 12 Castle Street, RG1 7RD, Reading
Website: https://www.stmaryscastlestreet.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2077180.
Built by: Alfred Monk (1865)
Replaced (1984)
Saint Mary's Church, Episcopal in Reading was built in 1798. A tower was added in 1840. An organ was built by Alfred Monk in 1865. It has been modified and expanded over time. The organ was demolished in December 1984, after which another organ was installed, from Bristol. The organ had been out of use since 1973 due to its poor condition, and an electronic Allen organ was used during this period.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 32 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Clarabella / Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Clarabella 8', Horn Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Wald Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Vox Celeste 8', Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture, Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
The 1988 Presidential Service and Reception / Gordon Spriggs. - In: The Berkshire Organist, Nr. 42, 1989. |