| Name of institution |
St. John's Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
St. John's Square
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| City |
Fremantle |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. John's Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Dates of the building |
1879-82, replacing the earlier 1830’s church in Kings Square. |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Designed in London by William Smith |
| Special architectural features |
This
spacious stone building, in the Decorated Gothic style, consists of a
lofty and well-proportioned nave, with a superbly constructed jarrah
roof, transepts, chancel and side chapels. |
| Special fittings |
A
lofty wrought iron screen, made by W Priestner of Subiaco, spans the
chancel arch and another iron screen surrounds the baptistery.
There
are some fine fittings including the stone pulpit and font, brass
lectern, carved jarrah high altar and stone reredos incorporating three
opus sectile mosaic panels. The stained glass windows are of
outstanding quality, including the work of Franz Mayer & Co, Munich
(east window) and A L Moore & Co, London (seven lancet windows at
the west end depicting the seven acts of mercy) |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
1875-79 |
| Detail of previous organ |
Robert Cecil Clifton organ of 2 manuals, 9 stops (spare slide), 2 couplers, tracker action.
Stop list:
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Octave |
2' |
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| SWELL |
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| Hohl Flute 8' |
8' |
39 pipes |
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8' |
39 pipes |
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8' |
12 pipes |
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| Wald Flute |
4' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Sub Bass |
16' |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Removed and installed 1884 St Matthew's Anglican Church, Guildford.
Removed, overhauled and installed at St Aidan's Church, Claremont, 1910-1912 by J.E. Dodd, Adelaide.
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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Information on previous organ |
This instrument has the distinction of being the first organ built in Western Australia
by a Western Australian builder.
Robert Cecil Clifton was then a clerk in the Lands Department of the Western Australian Public Service. |
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Information about comparable instruments to previous organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Free standing |
| Case description |
The original installation had spotted metal
pipework from Hill & Son, London
and a fine carved Gothic case.
A new case was designed in 1991, loosely based on the original. |
| Placement in room |
Left chancel |
| Builder's name |
Robert Cecil Clifton |
| Opus number |
3 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1884
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| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Three (3) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
Six (6) |
| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
Solid state combination action with four memories |
| Console type |
Integrated drawstop console |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
Choir
& Swell expression Pedals
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Choir, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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Stop list
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| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Claribel |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Posaune |
16' |
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E |
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| SWELL |
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| Geigen Diapason |
8' |
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| Leiblich Gedackt |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Viole Celeste |
8' |
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| Geigen Principal |
4' |
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| Wald Flute |
4' |
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| Gemshorn |
2' |
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| Mixture |
III-IV |
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| Fagotto |
16' |
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A |
| Cornopean |
8' |
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B |
| Hautboy |
8' |
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A |
| Clarion |
4' |
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B |
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| CHOIR |
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| Gedackt |
8' |
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C |
| Octave |
4' |
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D |
| Rohr Flute |
4' |
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C |
| Nazard |
2-2/3' |
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C |
| Piccolo |
2' |
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C |
| Tierce |
1-3/5' |
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C |
| Quintlein |
1-1/3' |
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D |
| Solo Trumpet |
8' |
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Tremulant |
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| PEDAL |
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| Open Wood |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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F |
| Principal |
8' |
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G |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
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F |
| Fifteenth |
4' |
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G |
| Fagotto |
16' |
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A |
| Posaune |
8' |
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E |
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| Total number of stops |
36
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| Total number of ranks |
27
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| Total number of pipes |
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Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ |
Renovated 1912 by J E Dodd. Electric blower installed and entire organ overhauled.
Rebuilt and enlarged in 1961 by Paul F. Hufner retaining original
pipework. Direct electric action installed. Blower,
windchests, trunking, building frame, swell box and a new console were
part of this rebuild. New Trumpet rank and new pipes for all
other ranks to take the compass to 61 notes were added. Some
extension work provided to give new stops. Octave and superoctave
couplers to Swell and octave coupler for Great installed. Great
flutes were enclosed in Swell box.
Enlarged in 1970's by F.J. Larner & Co. Swell octave to pedal and Swell Bourdon
16. Now 2 manual, 35 stops, 9 couplers, electro-pneumatic and electro-magnetic action with some extension.
Gt: 16.8.8.8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2.8.
Sw: 16.8.8.8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2.1-3/5.1-l/3.l.16.8.8.4.
Ped: 16.16.16.8.8.8.8.16.8.
Rebuilt and enlarged in 1990 by Bellsham Pipe Organs
(Australia). Clifton Great and Pedal pipework was reinstated
and returned the original chests. The Swell chest had been
destroyed in an arson attack on the Hufner workshop and his electric
chest was retained for this division. The Great organ was
reinstated on the original Clifton chest as it was in 1884. The
Hill pipework was retained on the Swell with some of the Hufner work to
make a comprehensive Swell Organ. The Pedal stops were also
reused with the addition of some duplexing from the manuals. The
Choir Organ was added to the organ during this rebuild using extension
to a large degree. A new case, loosely based on the original and
a new console were provided.
Unfortunately the Bellsham company
was unable to complete the work and it was taken over and finished by
Pipe Organ Builders and Services in 1996 to 3 manuals, 36
stops, 11 couplers, electro-magnetic action to slider chests.
Gt.: 16.8.8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2.
Sw.: 8.8.8.8.4.4.2.IV.16.8.8.4.
Ch (3rks ext).:8.4.2-2/3.2.2.1-3/5.1-1/3.1.8.
Ped: 16.16.8.8.4.16.8.
Choir Posuane replaced with Solo Trumpet in 2004.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
Original contract signed 31st October 1882.
Originally built as a 2 manual, 17 stop, 3 couplers, tracker
action organ. Water operated winding system. Original cost
£600.
CC to gg 56 note manual, CCC to E 29 note pedal.
| GREAT |
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| Lieblich Gedeckt |
16' |
56 pipes |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
56 pipes |
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| Stopt Diapason / Melodia |
8' |
56 pipes |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
44 pipes |
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| Principal |
4' |
56 pipes |
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| Flute |
4' |
56 pipes |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
56 pipes |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
56 pipes |
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| SWELL |
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| Geigen Principal |
8' |
56 pipes |
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| Leiblich Gedackt |
8' |
56 pipes |
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| Gamba |
8' |
44 pipes |
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| Wald Flute |
4' |
56 pipes |
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| Gemshorn |
2' |
56 pipes |
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| Hautboy |
8' |
56 pipes |
A |
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| PEDAL |
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| Open Diapason |
16' |
29 pipes |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
29 pipes |
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| Posaune |
8' |
29 pipes |
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From The West Australian (Perth, WA) Tuesday 13 May 1884:
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
Robert Cecil Clifton built five organs, all in Western Australia. |
| Photographs |
Photograph of organ by Bruce Duncan.
Photograph of the church from the internet
Newspaper cutting from The West Australian
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| Technical documents |
Details of the organ and building from OHTA Conference Book 2004.
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| General documents |
Refer to Gathered Fragments, Leon D. Cohen, 1979, for biographical and other detail of Robert Cecil Clifton.
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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 05 January 2009.
Additional detail from In The Pipeline August/September 2003
Newspaper cutting sourced by Andrew Gardner 01 January 2015.
Photos from the 1961 P F Hufner rebuild from the Bob Elms collection 16 June 2019
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