| Name of institution |
St John the Evangelist Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
York Street |
| City |
Albany |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St John the Evangelist Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1839, consecrated 1848
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
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| Special fittings |
Stained glass windows dating from 1874. |
| Other location information |
The
Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist is the oldest church to be
consecrated in Western Australia. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop
Short from Adelaide on October 25th, 1848. At consecration, the church
could accommodate the total population of the town - 170 people.
Construction began in 1841 and went through many stages.
The Rectory was commenced in 1850. Walls were of 'cob' - a traditional
mixture of clay, marl, chalk, gravel and straw, 45 cm thick. The brick
upper floor was added in 1875. A second rectory was built behind the
original in the 1980s. |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
1850 |
| Detail of previous organ |
Barrel organ built by G.M. Holdich, London
Replaced by a harmonium c1860. |
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Information on previous organ |
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Information about comparable instruments to previous organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Chamber |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Right side transept |
| Builder's name |
Hill & Son, London |
| Opus number |
2072 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1891 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
One (1) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
56 |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
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| Pedalboard type |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Tracker |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
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| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Integral with casework |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great (Manual)
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| MANUAL |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Gedect |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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Principal
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4' |
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| Suabe Flute |
4' |
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Fifteenth
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2' |
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| PEDAL |
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Pulldowns
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| Total number of stops |
Six (6) |
| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Originally hand pumped but electric powered blower installed by Fredrick Hufner c. 1941.
Restored 1976 Paul F. Hufner, Inglewood.
Bellows releathered and returned to double rise operation by Patrick Elms & Co 1998 |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
Bob Elms writes:
St John has a huge list of names of pumpers written in pencil on the
panels at the side an rear of the organ with dates going back to the
1890s. Unfortunately they have been covered with masonite which I guess
preserves them from somebody deciding they are graffiti and cleaning
them off!! It happens.
I approached the vestry years ago in an attempt to have some preservation of the names done but no action was taken. |
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organ |
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| Photographs |
Historical photograph of church from National Library of Australia
Photographs of church and windows from the church web site.
Photograph of church outside long view by Bruce Duncan
Photograph of organ by Douglas Sellick |
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM,
Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 23 Nov 2008.
Additional photograph added 15 Jan 2009.
Correction and addition to detail by Bob Elms 01 Dec 2010.
Updated specification from Patrick Elms 04 Jan 2011.
Photograph of organ added 30 Jan 2012.
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