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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Mark (West Reading)
Municipal: Reading
Address: 1 Prince of Wales Avenue, RG30 2UR, Reading

Description nr.: 2077775.

Built by: William Hill & Sons (1912)


Saint Mark's Church in Reading was built in 1904-1905. The company Hill & Sons built an organ for this church in 1912. It is a three-manual organ with sixteen registers.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ5
- Swell Organ8 (7)
- Pedal Organ3 (2)
Total number of stops16 (14)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Flautina 2'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16' - prepared for, Open Diapason 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Rohrflute 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Horn 8'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16' - prepared for, Bourdon 16', Flute 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 6 combination pedals.

Literature
  • Technology advances. - In: Musical Opinion, September 1912.
  • Published organ specifications from the past. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 44, 1991.
  • The church and organ of St. Mark, West Reading / Roy Nash. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 47, 1994.