| Name of institution |
Penrhos College |
| Type of institution |
Educational institution |
| Street Address |
6 Morrison St |
| City |
Como |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6152
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Chapel |
| Name of room |
Choir Loft
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| Dates of the building |
19 September 1986 |
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| Other location information |
Penrhos College was founded in 1952 when Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) Claremont purchased St Anne's School in Angelo Street, South Perth.
The school moved to its present site in Como, six kilometres south of Perth, in 1971.
The school was originally a subdivision of the Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont (1907),
but both now operate independently. It educates from pre-kindergarten to year 12.
Penrhos College is situated on a single suburban campus in an elevated position, on a former pine plantation.
The school is 8 hectares (20 acres) in size, featuring a parkland setting and modern cream brick and terracotta-tiled buildings.
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
None |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
Open casework beautifully recreated to original concept |
| Placement in room |
South western corner of room
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| Builder's name |
E.Wragg, Nottingham, England |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1905 |
| Construction materials |
Timber |
| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-ggg |
| Number of keys |
56 |
| Key material |
Ivory |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-f |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Radiating/concave
Originally parallel non-radiating, but a reclaimed pedalboard was supplied by Dudley Bastian and adapted to suit the organ by Pipe Organs WA.. |
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| Type of chests |
The wind chests are slider chests. |
| Type of key action |
Mechanical and tubular-pneumatic for Pedal |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great
Swell super to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
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| Tremulants |
Swell |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Integral |
| Stop label material |
Stop labels are ivory, apart from the 15th. |
| Placement |
Below impost |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open diapason |
8' |
Metal |
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Clarabella
(stopped CC-B) |
8' |
Wood |
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| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
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Fifteenth
(originally Dulciana 8')
Second draw on Fifteenth
Mixture (19.22.26.29) |
2'
IV |
Metal |
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Violin Diapason
(grooved to Stop Diapason CC-BB) |
8' |
Metal |
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| Stop Diapason |
8' |
Wood |
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Gamba
(grooved to Stop Diapason CC-BB)
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8' |
Metal |
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| Gemshorn |
4' |
Metal |
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| Oboe |
8' |
Metal |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Wood |
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| Total number of stops |
10 |
| Total number of ranks |
10 |
| Total number of pipes |
534
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Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ |
During the relocation of the organ to Penrhos Chapel the following works were carriedout by Pipe Organs WA:
1. Re-creation of casework, display pipe restoration and painting
2. Addition of Mixture IV
3. New pedal mechanical and pneumatic action
4. Building of new Swell box and mechanism for shutters
5. Voicing improvements to all pipework
6. Enlargement of building frame, building of new platform in the gallery and re-location of organ to Penrhos Chapel gallery
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Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ |
Built in 1905 by E.Wragg, Nottingham, for St Anne's Congregational Church,
St. Anne's Well Road, Nottingham, U.K.
Removed in 1969 to storage in London by Dudley Bastian.
Imported to WA from Nottingham UK 1972.
Purchased for £150.
Installed at residence of Dudley Stuart Bastian, Highgate in 1973
Removed and installed in residence of Dudley Stuart Bastian, Mount Lawley in 2007
Relocated to Penrhos College Chapel October 2016 by Pipe Organs WA.. |
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organ |
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| Current status |
In excellent condition
Fully refurbished |
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| Photographs |
Photographs of the organ by John van den Berg and Dominic Perissinotto |
| Technical documents |
In The Pipeline article |
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entry D B Duncan 01 December 2016.
Chapel building date and correction to stoplist John Beaverstock 20 August 2017
Information about the refurbishment of the organ provided by Graham Devenish 21 August 2017.
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