| Name of institution |
Congregational Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Stirling Highway |
| City |
Claremont |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Congregational Church and Hall
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| Name of room |
Hall and Church |
| Dates of the building |
Hall: 1895
Church: 1906
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Hall: Henry Stirling Trigg
Church: Edgar Jerome Henderson |
| Special architectural features |
Congregational Hall displays a sophisticated use
of local stone. The combination of brick and limestone forms a
decorative element which is echoed, in reverse, in Congregational
Church which has brick work with stucco banding and quoins. |
| Special fittings |
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Other location information
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Congregational
Church, Claremont, continued in use as a place of worship until 1977,
when the Congregational Church combined with the Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches to become the Uniting Church of Australia.
Congregational Hall wasthen surplus to their needs and was sold. |
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| Date of previous organs |
None
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| Detail of previous organs |
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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 organs |
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| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
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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 |
Unknown, England |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
19th Century |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
One (1) |
| 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 |
Mechanical |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
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| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Manual (Pedal pulldowns) |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| MANUAL |
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8' |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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2' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Pulldowns |
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| Total number of stops |
5 stops
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| Total number of ranks |
5 |
| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
The organ was built in the 19th century in England.
Restored in 1890's by W. Beales & Co., Croydon, England.
Restored in 1995 by Pipe Organ Builders and Services. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Installed in 1902
at Congregational Church hall, Claremont.
Installed in 1905 in Congregational Church, Claremont by J E Dodd.
Removed after
1976 to Methodist Ladies College, Claremont.
Installed in 1987 at Ss Peter and Mark Anglican Church, Palmyra. |
| 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 |
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| Photographs |
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| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Historical detail from Register of Heritage Places.
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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 17 January 2009. |
