| Name of institution |
John XXIII College |
| Type of institution |
College |
| Street Address |
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| City |
Mount Claremont |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Chapel
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| Name of room |
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| Dates of the building |
1986
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Architect: Brand Deykin & Hay
Builder: Clough Engineering |
| Special architectural features |
The
chapel is basically square in plan with the roof trusses spanning
diagonally across the space in pairs, forming a cruciform overhead.
Each of the corners is faceted. Three corners are entrances while the
fourth houses the altar of the chapel. To improve lines of sight the
floor follows the diagonal geometry of the roof structure and steps
down to the altar. For flexibility in use, none of the seating inside
the chapel is fixed. The supporting functions of the chapel such as the
sacristy, storage, change rooms and a smaller chapel are placed around
the outside of the chapel, in between the entrances.
Religious buildings have a tradition of expressing their structure in a
dramatic way, dating back to Gothic times. In Australian religious
buildings, this was most often in the form of finely crafted timber
roof structures. John XXIII Chapel, part of a primary and secondary
college campus in the Perth suburb of Claremont, continues this
tradition with a beautifully detailed exposed roof structure of glue
laminated Jarrah trusses spanning almost 20 metres across the chapel. |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
None |
| Detail of previous organ |
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| Variations from original design of 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 |
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| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
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| Builder's name |
J.W. Walker & Sons, Ruislip, Middlesex. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1969 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
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| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
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| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
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| 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 |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
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| Total number of stops |
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| Total number of ranks |
Three (3) ranks plus mixture extended |
| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Built in 1969 for St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Nedlands.
Removed and installed at John XXIII College in 1996 by Pipe Organ Builders and Services. |
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organ |
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| Current status |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of chapel exterior from Brand Deykin & Hay |
| Technical documents |
Technical drawing from University of Tasmania |
| General documents |
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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 31 January 2009.
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