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Milborne Port, United Kingdom (Somerset) - English Organ School and Museum Chapel, Irish Chamber Organ
Municipal: Milborne Port
Address: Chapel Lane, DT9 5DL, Milborne Port
Website: http://www.margaretphillips.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078793.
Built by: Builder unknown (1865)
In the chapel of the English Organ School in Milborne Port is a three-manual organ, built in 1865 by an unknown organ builder from Dublin. The instrument was installed in the Congregational Chapel in Aberdovey in 1903 by Peter Conacher. After the closure of this chapel in 1995, the organ was renovated by John Budgen and transferred to Milborne Port.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Wald Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' (TC), Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Doublette 2 ranks (2'), Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Milborne Port, United Kingdom (Somerset) - English Organ School and Museum Chapel, Irish Chamber Organ
Municipal: Milborne Port
Address: Chapel Lane, DT9 5DL, Milborne Port
Website: http://www.margaretphillips.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078793.
Built by: Builder unknown (1865)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1865 | Builder unknown | new organ | 1903 | Peter Conacher & Co. | transfer/relocate | 1995 | John Budgen | transfer/relocate |
In the chapel of the English Organ School in Milborne Port is a three-manual organ, built in 1865 by an unknown organ builder from Dublin. The instrument was installed in the Congregational Chapel in Aberdovey in 1903 by Peter Conacher. After the closure of this chapel in 1995, the organ was renovated by John Budgen and transferred to Milborne Port.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1903 | Averbodey | Congregational Chapel |
| 1995 | Milborne Port | English Organ School and Museum Chapel |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Choir Organ | 3 |
| - Swell Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 16 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Wald Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' (TC), Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Doublette 2 ranks (2'), Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Visit to Sherborne School and Milborne Port : 5 September 1998 / Mark D. Jameson. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 52, 1999. |