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St. Paul's Anglican Church, Bridgetown
The pipe organs of Western Australia



Bridgetown St Pauls

Bridgetown St Pauls
Photographs: Bruce Duncan

Bridgetown St Paul
Photograph: Fr. Ted Doncaster

Bridgetown St Paul

Bridgetown St Paul


Property
Name of institution   St. Paul's Anglican Church
Type of institution0   Church
Street Address   34 Hampton Street
City   Bridgetown
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6255
Country   Australia
Name of building   St. Paul's Anglican Church
Name of room   Church Sanctuary
Dates of the building   1911
Register of Heritage Places   Adopted 28 Nov 2019
Heritage Place number   00252
Architect  
Builder   Mr. W. Moyes

Special architectural features and fittings   The present building was constructed in 1911 to replace an earlier timber church. The foundation stone was laid in February 1911 and the new church consecrated in August of that year.

St Paul’s Anglican Church is a double height stone building. The Nave is constructed of local granite with Donnybrook stone window detailing and corbels, brick quoining and masonry buttresses. Additions to the original building include the Sanctuary and Vestry to the north (c.1950) and the baptistery on the east side (1961).

When first built, it appears that the Church was designed to have a transept and wing aisles. The walls at the transept side arches were built with what appear to have been “temporary brickwork” with the aim of having the wing aisles built at a later stage. Hence the contrast and deviation in building materials.

The parish hall to the north of the building is of timber frame construction with oiled timber walls. In 2008 a front porch and small office was sympathetically added to the front of the Hall and the tiled roof was replaced with Zincalume.

The church contains a beautiful range of ecclesiastical pieces in brass, copper and silver made by the late Herbert Augustus Gordon Holdsworth (1886-1965). Holdsworth lived in the area of Bridgetown for most of his life and apart from his brass, copper & silver art, was also known for his paintings and etchings. A collection of his etchings is on display in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes Council Chambers.

Other location information   The lynch gate and wall were constructed during the 1920s and some additions were added to the church during the 1950s.

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Previous organ(s)
Date of previous organ   None
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Present organ
Type of installation   Freestanding

Case description   Dark stained timberwork with dummy pipe facade.
Bass pipes face the congregation along the side of the case.

Placement in room   Front left side of church past the intended crossing.

Builder's name   Paul F. Hufner

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Date of completion/installation   1963

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   One (1)

Key compasses   FF-fff

Number of keys   51

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Pedal compass   FF-f

Number of pedals   25

Pedalboard type   Radial, concave

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Type of key action   Electro-magnetic

Type of stop action   Electro-magnetic

Couplers   None

Tremulants   None

Accessories    None

Console type   Detached and reversed

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Playing aids   General Swell

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MANUAL
Autobass 16' A
Bourdon Treble 16' A
Diapason 8' B
Gedect 8' A
Principal 4' B
Flute 4' A
Fifteenth 2' B
Larigot 1 1/3' A
Octavin 1' B
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PEDAL
Bourdon 16' A
Diapason 8' B
Bass Flute 8' A
Choral Bass 4' A
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Total number of stops   13

Total number of ranks   2 ranks extended, autobass

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Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   Built for South Perth Church of Christ in 1963.
Removed in 1974 and installed at St. Paul's Anglican Church.

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Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by Paul Hufmer in Western Australia. Please refer to Western Australian Organs Builders Index

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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 01 January 2009.
Additional information from Ron Raymond 21 January 2009.
Photograph of organ from Fr Ted Doncaster 31 January 2012.
Revised stoplist and photographs Bruce Duncan 04 October 2020.
Local information from Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes web site.