Complete description of the selected organ
Tadley, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Church of Saint Paul
Municipal: Basingstroke
Address: The Green, RG26 3PB, Tadley
Website: https://www.stpaulstadley.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075741.
Built by: Thomas Joseph Robson (1871)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Clarinet Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarinet 8' (c°-a'''), Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16' - from Great, Echo Bourdon 16' - 1985, Principal 8' - 1985, Bass Flute 8' - from Great, Fifteenth 4' - 1985, Flute 4' - 1985, Contra Oboe 16' - 1985.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 3 adjustable pistons to Great, 3 adjustable pistons to Swell, 3 pedal pistons duplicating Great, 3 pedal pistons duplicating Swell.
Tadley, United Kingdom (Hampshire) - Church of Saint Paul
Municipal: Basingstroke
Address: The Green, RG26 3PB, Tadley
Website: https://www.stpaulstadley.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075741.
Built by: Thomas Joseph Robson (1871)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1871 | Thomas Joseph Robson | new organ | 1934 | Morgan & Smith | rebuild | 1968 | Carrington & Wells | transfer/relocate | 1995 | Anthony Foster-Waite | restoration and enlargement |
- The Church of Saint Paul was built in 1966. Initially, an organ was installed by the company Liddiatt & Sons, from the Congregational Church in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. This has been transferred to the old church of Saint Peter in Tadley after conversion and extension. An organ by Robson from Brighton was installed in Saint Paul's Church in 1967-1968.
- In Brighton, a chapel was built in 1822 for the Methodist Church on North Street. It was a classical style building. Because the chapel had become too small, a new and larger church was built in the same place in 1870. Thomas Robson built a mechanical organ for the new church. In 1934 the organ was converted and expanded by Morgan & Smith, with electro-pneumatic action and a free-standing console.
- Due to declining church attendance, North Street Chapel closed in 1966. The building was put up for sale, and was eventually demolished in 1972. The organ was sold to the Parish of Saint Paul in Tadley in early 1967. It has been dismantled and relocated by volunteers. Some adjustments were needed to be able to place the organ. These were designed by Derrick Carrington and Phillip Wells. n 1968 the organ in Tadley was taken into use with a concert by Dr. W. Hirst.
- The organ was restored by Foster-Waite in 1985. The Open Diapason 16' of the pedal has been replaced by an Echo Bourdon, and the pedal has been expanded with three stops.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1871 | Brighton | North Street Methodist Chapel |
| 1968 | Tadley | Church of Saint Paul |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 7 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 25 (23) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Clarinet Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarinet 8' (c°-a'''), Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16' - from Great, Echo Bourdon 16' - 1985, Principal 8' - 1985, Bass Flute 8' - from Great, Fifteenth 4' - 1985, Flute 4' - 1985, Contra Oboe 16' - 1985.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub-Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-Octave.
Accessories: 3 adjustable pistons to Great, 3 adjustable pistons to Swell, 3 pedal pistons duplicating Great, 3 pedal pistons duplicating Swell.
| Literature |
The New Organ at St Pauls, Tadley : A Short History / R.L. Carrington. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 23, 1970. |