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Caversham, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Peter
Municipal: Reading
Address: The Warren, RG4 7TH, Reading-Caversham
Website: https://www.stpetercaversham.org.uk/

Description nr.: 2075541.

Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1949)


In 1949 Walker built a two-manual unit organ for the Church of Saint Peter in Caversham. It had seven ranks of pipes, from which a large disposition was derived. The organ was intended as a temporary organ, and was to be part of a larger main organ with a division on the choir of the church.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ10
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ10
Total number of stops31 (7)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Multiplex chests

Specification
Great Organ: Salicional 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Diapason 8', Flute 8', Salicional 4', Flute 4', Diapason 2 2/3', Diapason 2', Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Flute 8', Diapason 4', Salicional 4', Flute 4', Flute 2 2/3', Flute 2', Trumpet 16' (from c°), Trumpet 8', Trumpet 4'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Salicional 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 4', Flute 4', Trumpet 8'.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Literature
  • Organ Specifications. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 5, 1952.
  • St. Peter's Church, Caversham, Reading : A study of the distribution of organ sound through the church based on sound level measurements and using trend surface analysis to produce a contour plan. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 37, 1984.