| Name of institution |
Perth College |
| Type of institution |
School |
| Street Address |
31 Lawley Crescent |
| City |
Mount Lawley |
| State |
WA |
| Postcode |
6050 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Chapel of St Michael and All Angels |
| Name of room |
Chapel of St Michael and All Angels |
| Dates of the building |
1927 |
| Architect's and builder's names |
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| Special architectural features |
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| Special fittings |
There are many
interesting features in the Chapel which date back to the time of the
Sisters' and some later additions which reflect the faith of past
members of the School Community. |
| Other location information |
Perth College is
one of the many schools founded worldwide by the Community of the
Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious order founded in 1870 by
Emily Ayckbowm. The school was established in St Mary's
Hall in Colin Street West Perth in 1902 with 32 girls. The demand for
the introduction of boarding students increased and as a result,
'Hawkesbury' situated near Kings Park was opened in 1903.
Due to the development of 'Hawkesbury' for boarders and
'Cowandilla' for the junior students together with the
amalgamation of other subsidiary schools under the control of the
Sisters, 1916 saw the move to the current site in Mt Lawley. Enrolments
increased and the building program flourished. Feeling that their
work was done and by adhering to the motto Pro Ecclesia Dei -
For The Church of God, the Sisters in 1968 handed over the school to
the Anglican Province of Western Australia. |
| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
PO Box 25, Mout Lawley, WA, 6929 |
| Telephone |
(08) 9471 2100 |
| Email |
info@pc.wa.edu.au |
| Other contact information |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
None |
| Detail of previous organ |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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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 |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
Jarrah frames and paneling, two flat towers of Dulciana basses either side of Diapason flat.
Casework restored 1990 by Mal Adams with fine finish and colour, carved
tracery highlighted in gold. New case is about 30% smaller than
the original because the space required for the tubular pneumatic
action was no longer necessary. Display pipes had formerly been a
dull zinc grey but have been highly polished for the new case. |
| Placement in room |
Rear gallery |
| Builder's name |
W L Roberts Ltd, Adelaide |
| Opus number |
107 (one of his last organs) |
| Date of completion/installation |
1928 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-aaa |
| Number of keys |
58 |
| Key material |
White naturals, ebony sharps |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-F |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
Beech |
| Type of chests |
Slider chests |
| Type of key action |
Electric |
| Type of stop action |
Electric solenoids |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Great super
Swell sub
Swell super
Swell Unison off. |
| Tremulants |
Provision for Swell tremulant |
| Accessories |
4 General thumb pistons to Sw and Gt, Gt – Ped |
| Console type |
Integrated to cases |
| Stop label material |
Ivortex |
| Placement |
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| 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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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
Wood |
B |
| Dulciana |
8' |
Metal |
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| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
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| SWELL |
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| Gemshorn |
8' |
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| Clarabel Flute |
8' |
Wood open, except bass 18 |
A |
| Viol da Gamba |
8' |
Metal |
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| Suabe Flute |
4' |
Metal |
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| Piccolo |
2' |
Metal |
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| Oboe |
8' |
Metal |
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| PEDAL |
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Bourdon
downwards extension of Clarabel flute, encl. |
16' |
Wood |
A |
Subbass
downwards extension of Stopped Diapason. |
16' |
Wood |
B |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
11 |
| Total number of ranks |
9 + 2 downward extensions |
| Total number of pipes |
546 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ |
Originally built in 1928 as follows, tubular pneumatic key action, mechanical stop action.
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopt Diapason |
8' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Lieblich Flute |
4' |
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| SWELL |
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| Hohl Flute |
8' |
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| Viola da Gamba |
8' |
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| Voix Cleste |
8' |
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| Suabe Flute |
4' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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Bourdon
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16' |
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Subbass
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16' |
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Couplers:
Swell to Great Suboctave
Swell to great Unison
Swell to Great Superoctave
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Superoctave
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
The original cost of the organ was £ 1,000.00.00.
Tonal alterations in 1977 by F.J. Larner & Co. Swell Dolce converted to Larigot 1 1/3'.
Electrified action in 1979 by Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia).
Rebuilt in 1998 by F.J. Larner & Co. Larigot removed and restored as a Dulciana on the Great,
Larigot later incorporated into the organ at Yarloop Steamshed as a Gedeckt 8' rank.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
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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 |
St Andrew's Church, Perth
Christ Church, Claremont
Sisters of Mercy Convent, Perth |
| Photographs |
Photographs by Bruce Duncan
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| Technical documents |
Organ specification and details from Pipe Organs WA
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| General documents |
College information from the Perth College web site.
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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 22 January 2009.
Additional information from Graham Devenish 10 February 2009.
Additional information about the removal of the Larigot noted by Bruce Duncan in conversation with John Larner, 9 May 2009.
Additional detail from In The Pipeline August/September 2000
Photographs of church and organ by Bruce Duncan 26 May 2012
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