| Name of institution |
St. George's College |
| Type of institution |
University College |
| Street Address |
Mounts Bay Road |
| City |
Crawley |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6009
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Chapel |
| Name of room |
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| Dates of the building |
1931 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Hobbs, Smith and Forbes |
| Special architectural features |
The foundation stone
was laid before the College was opened in 1928 by the Archbishop of
Perth, The Most Reverend C.O.L. Riley. The chapel runs in a
North-South direction (most churches run East-West) and is built in the
"collegiate" style (with the pews facing each other) which is common in
the chancels of English Cathedrals and College chapels. It has a
maximum capacity of just over 100 people.
Following the Tudor style of architecture used by institutions such as
Cambridge and Oxford, the college stands in contrast to the
Mediterranean feel of the Hackett Memorial Buildings and the
Neo-Georgian style of the Park Avenue Building. Hobbs, Smith and Forbes
were commissioned to design the College. Further additions to the
original buildings resulted in new south and north wings. These were
completed in 1962 and 1968 by Hobbs Winning Leighton. The original
buildings and gardens of St George's College are heritage listed by
both the National Trust and the Australian Heritage Commission. St
George’s College Chapel is also listed but only by the Australian
Heritage Commission. |
| Special fittings |
The St George's College Chapel is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful liturgical buildings in Perth.
The five stained glass windows at the Southern end portray Archbishop
Riley, St Boniface, St Augustine, St Aidan and Archbishop
Broughton. The three windows at the Northern end show St George,
Jesus and St Paul.
There are three significant paintings in the Chapel; In Him Was Life
and the Life was the Light of Men by Carol Rudyard in 1971, Christus
Rex by Guy Grey Smith in 1964, and the covered triptych which is dated
1507. It was donated as part of the John Gill collection and is
Flemish or North German in origin but the dating is uncertain. It
portrays St John, Jesus and Mary and St Joseph. |
| Other location information |
St. George's College
is the senior residential College within The University of Western
Australia and is affiliated with the Anglican Diocese of Perth. Our
first students came in 1931 which was the same year the University
moved from its old buildings in Irwin Street, Perth, to the new Hackett
buildings on the site in Crawley.
The original building with its Neo Gothic style of architecture and its
formal gardens is a local landmark. The College grounds are entered in
the Register of the National Estate by the Australian Heritage
Commission. |
| Name of contact |
Rev. Richard Pengelley |
| Mailing Address |
c/- St George’s College, Crawley, WA, 6009. |
| Telephone |
08 9449 5555 |
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| Detail of previous organs |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding, casework against side and rear walls of gallery |
| Case description |
Divided
cases. Jarrah frames and paneling with heavily carved impost rails.
Each case with central three Open Diapason pipes in flat tower, two
lateral flats. A return contains central tower of three Dulciana
pipes, and seven pipes lateral flats. All display pipes on Swell
side are non-speaking |
| Placement in room |
Rear gallery
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| Builder's name |
J.E. Dodd, Adelaide |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1931 |
| Construction materials |
Jarrah frames and cabinet work |
| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-cccc |
| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
White naturals, ebony sharps |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-F |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
Beech covers to naturals, ebony covers to sharps |
| Type of chests |
Slider chests |
| Type of key action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
Swell
to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Swell Super, Swell Sub, Swell to Great, Swell
Super to Great, Swell Sub to Great, Great Sub, Great Super.
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| Tremulants |
Swell tremulant rocker switch in Bass key cheek |
| Accessories |
3 Divisional thumb pistons to each of Sw, Gt, Ped. with Sw duplicated on toe studs |
| Console type |
Free standing, with roll top, tab stops on single rail
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| Stop label material |
Synthetic finger tabs |
| Placement of console |
Central in gallery, rear facing
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| General design of console |
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| Playing aids |
Thumb pistons settable through 3 way finger switches
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
Metal |
61 pipes |
| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
Wood |
61 pipes |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal |
61 pipes |
| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
61 pipes |
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| SWELL |
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| Viole d' Gamba |
8' |
Spotted metal |
61 pipes |
| Hohl Flute |
8' |
Wood |
61 pipes |
| Melodic Diapason |
8' |
Metal |
61 pipes |
| Oboe |
8' |
Spotted metal |
61 pipes |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Wood |
30 pipes |
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| Total number of stops |
9 |
| Total number of ranks |
9
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| Total number of pipes |
518 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
New electro-pneumatic action and console moved in 1964 by J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works.
Bellows re-leathered in 1998 by F J Larner & Co.
Pedal keys re-covered in 1998 by Pipe Organs W.A.
New action to Great display pipes in 2008 by Pipe Organs W.A. Pty Ltd. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
None |
| Information on current organ |
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
Very good condition
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of the College entrance by Tsun-Thai Chai .
Photograph of the ground from Australia Institute of Architects.
Photographs of the Chapel and organ by Graham Devenish |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Detail of the college and chapel from St George's College web site.
Information on architectural style and designers from the University of Western Australia Archives. |
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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 on the organ by Graham Devenish 28 April 2009.
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