| Name of institution |
Trinity Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
72 St. George's Terrace |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Trinity Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1893 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Henry S. Trigg ARVIA |
| Special architectural features |
Trinity Church has probably the most distinctive style of
architecture among the churches of the City of Perth, which are predominantly in
the Gothic idiom. Trinity is of American Romanesque style and was built in in the heady days
of the goldrush when architects emigrated to the West to find work.
Trigg was the first locally trained architect to practise in the
West.
The main facade of the church incorporates twin
flanking towers capped by octagonal spires roofed in slate, a rose window and
large entrance portal. |
| Special fittings |
The interior is of note for its galleries
and their cast iron balustrading and stained glass by Ashwin of Sydney. |
| Other location information |
The Church is the third to be built on this site.
The second still stands behind the present church, serving as a
hall. It is classified by the National Trust and was built at
around the same time as the Barracks Arch and the Town Hall, of similar
brickwork.
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
1892
Installed 1893 |
| Detail of previous organ |
Norman & Beard
2m., 18 sp.st., 7c., el.mag. |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
Renovated 1903 by J E Dodd. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Removed and installed 1929 Johnston Memorial Church, Fremantle.
Removed, rebuilt and installed 1969 at St Patrick's Church, Mt Lawley by Paul F.
Hufner. |
| Variations from original design of organ |
Refer to the two stoplists below |
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Information on previous organ |
1894 Stoplist
| GREAT ORGAN |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
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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| SWELL ORGAN |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Mixture |
II |
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| Hautbois |
8' |
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| Horn |
8' |
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| PEDAL ORGAN |
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| Open Diapason |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Principal |
8' |
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| Flute |
8' |
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Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Five composition pedals
1903 Stoplist
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Open Gedact |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Flute |
4' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Mixture |
III |
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| SWELL |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Voile d'Orchestre |
8' |
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| Horn |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Open Diapason |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Principal |
8' |
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| Flute |
8' |
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Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Tremulant
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Information about comparable instruments to previous organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Front elevated chamber |
| Case description |
The casework, of three broad flats with finely carved
pipeshades, is of fine quality and likely to have been designed by Philip Selfe,
of the organbuilding firm. |
| Placement in room |
Front central behind pulpit |
| Builder's name |
William Hill & Son and Norman & Beard Ltd of London |
| Opus number |
3 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1929 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Three (3) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
Ivory |
| 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-pneumatic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Detached drawknob |
| Stop label material |
Ivory |
| Placement |
Left choir stalls |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Choir, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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A |
| Principal |
4' |
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| Orchestral Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2 2/3' |
1993 addn |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Fourniture |
IV |
1993 addn |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
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| SWELL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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Open Diapason |
8' |
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Lieblich Gedackt |
8' |
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| Salicional |
8' |
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| Unda Maris |
8' |
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TC |
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Gemshorn |
4' |
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Mixture |
III |
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Horn |
8' |
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Oboe |
8' |
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| CHOIR |
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| Claribel Flute |
8' |
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Viole d'Ochestre |
8' |
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| Flauto Traverso |
4’ |
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| Cornet |
III |
1993 addn |
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Clarinet |
8' |
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Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
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| PEDAL |
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Open Diapason |
16' |
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Bourdon |
16' |
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C |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
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C |
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Dulciana |
8' |
1993 addn |
A |
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Trombone |
16' |
1993 addn |
B |
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Trumpet |
8' |
1993 addn
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B |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
30 |
| Total number of ranks |
32 |
| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Restored without alteration c1965 Paul F.
Hufner.
Further mechanical refurbishment, with tonal additions, took place in 1993 by
F.J. Larner and Co.
A Pedal Dulcet 4' was planned but did not eventuate.
The original "Christie style" coupler and
combination mechanisms are stored within the church.
The Choir Dulciana was removed in favour of a Cornet. |
| 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 |
The instrument is comparable in size with the contemporary and intact
Hill, Norman & Beard instrument at St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat,
Victoria. |
| Current status |
In good condition and regular use |
| Assessment of organ |
The overall
Hill, Norman & Beard sound, of great boldness, and delightful softer colours
and reeds, is desplayed |
| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of church exterior from Australian Explorer
Photograph of church front by Mark Quarmby
Photograph of organ by Bruce Duncan
Photographs of church interior from the Uniting Church In The City web site.
Historical photograph from the WA State Library
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| Technical documents |
Details of the church and organ from OHTA Conference Book 2004 |
| 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 27 December 2008.
Additional information from Alan True 05 February 2009.
Additional information on the 1993 renovation from Dr Kelvin Hastie, OHTA, 20 April 2009.
Additional photographs 08 November 2010.
Historical photograph sourced by Andrew Gardiner 13 October 2014.
Correction to stop list of 1892 organ by John Beaverstock, 31 July 2017.
Revision of previous organ stoplist on information from Andrew Gardner 17 April 2020.
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