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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Reading School Chapel
Municipal: Reading
Address: Earley Hill Road, RG1 5LW, Reading
Description nr.: 2078614.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1870)
William Hill built a two-manual organ for the church of Saint Philip with Saint Bartholomew on Saint Philip Square in London-Battersea in 1870. This church was closed in 1992 and then sold to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Because this congregation does not use an organ, the instrument was sold and transferred to Reading School Chapel. It was restored by Richard Bower and placed in the chapel during the summer holidays of 1993. The organ was officially inaugurated on October 10, 1993 with a concert by Gillian Weir. It was dedicated on October 16, 1993, with a special church service. Michael Howell played the organ during the service.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Posaune 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great Octave, Swell to Great Suboctave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Reading School Chapel
Municipal: Reading
Address: Earley Hill Road, RG1 5LW, Reading
Description nr.: 2078614.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1870)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1870 | William Hill & Sons | new organ | 1993 | Richard Bower & Co. | transfer/relocate |
William Hill built a two-manual organ for the church of Saint Philip with Saint Bartholomew on Saint Philip Square in London-Battersea in 1870. This church was closed in 1992 and then sold to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Because this congregation does not use an organ, the instrument was sold and transferred to Reading School Chapel. It was restored by Richard Bower and placed in the chapel during the summer holidays of 1993. The organ was officially inaugurated on October 10, 1993 with a concert by Gillian Weir. It was dedicated on October 16, 1993, with a special church service. Michael Howell played the organ during the service.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1870 | London | Church of Sant Philip and Saint Bartholomew (Battersea) |
| 1993 | Reading | Reading School Chapel |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Posaune 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great Octave, Swell to Great Suboctave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
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