Manual			Stopped Diapason	8
			Flute	4
			Principal	2

Suspended tracker key action : Mechanical stop action

Slider soundboard

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The Venerable English College was originally founded in Rome during the 14th century as a hospice for pilgrims visiting the city. In 1579 it was re-established as a seminary by William Allen, and the century which followed is now remembered as the 'heroic age' of the College, when it produced the forty-one priests since recognised by the Church as martyrs.

Martyrs' Chapel

There has been a church on the Via di Monserrato site since around 1376, though the present building dates from 1864-88. The Martyrs' Chapel, built 1680-85, has a ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709), the great Jesuit laybrother who also worked at San Ignazio and the Gesu churches in Rome.

The new chamber organ will be used in both the church and the chapel, which are connected by a corridor.

The Pozzo Ceiling