Fire Services Training College, Moreton
in the Marsh
Specification
Manual
Fifteenth Treble Fifteenth Bass Principal Treble
Principal Bass Stopped Diapason Treble Stopped
Diapason Bass
This little organ commission was designed and built to complement
the new distinctive and modern Chapel in which Firemen who have lost
their lives in service are named in the roll of honour housed there.
The casework is made of sweet chestnut and the unusual case
design reflects the roofline of the Chapel and the side panel design
is based on the fire service motif.
The action of the organ
is “suspended” mechanical and the case contains the electric blower
and wind control. All stops are divided at middle C with the
drawstops positioned so that the complete register can be drawn with
one hand.
As part of the opening in 1988, Richard Bower was
honoured to play the organ to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester.