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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Park United Reformed Church (East Reading)
Municipal: Reading
Address: Palmer Park Avenue, RG6 1DN, Reading
Website: http://parkurc.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078616.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1926)
Park United Reformed Church in Reading was built in 1907. In 1926 Bishop & Son supplied an organ. The instrument was introduced in 1970 by Geo. Osmond renovated. The action was electrified. The organ was sold in 2020-2021 and moved to a church in Sicily.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Clarabella 8', Flauto Traverso 4'.
Swell Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Geigen Principal 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Park United Reformed Church (East Reading)
Municipal: Reading
Address: Palmer Park Avenue, RG6 1DN, Reading
Website: http://parkurc.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078616.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1926)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1926 | J.C. Bishop & Son | new organ | 1970 | Geo. Osmond & Co. | rebuild |
Park United Reformed Church in Reading was built in 1907. In 1926 Bishop & Son supplied an organ. The instrument was introduced in 1970 by Geo. Osmond renovated. The action was electrified. The organ was sold in 2020-2021 and moved to a church in Sicily.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 4 |
- Swell Organ | 6 |
- Pedal Organ | 2 |
Total number of stops | 12 |
Key action | Electrical |
Stop action | Electrical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Clarabella 8', Flauto Traverso 4'.
Swell Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Geigen Principal 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Bass Flute 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Literature |
Miss Edith Hewett. - In: The Berkshire Organist, no. 46, 1993. |