| Name of institution |
St. Lawrence's Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
cnr Viking & Alexander Roads
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| City |
Dalkeith |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Lawrence's Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
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| Dates of the building |
1957 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Designed by Hawkins and Sands, built by Sloan Constructions |
| Special architectural features |
The architect responsible
for the design was Anthony Solarski, whose prolific detail sketches
were initially developed on yellow bond paper. These revealed his
concern for the proportion, colour and texture of the components of the
masonry surfaces in the design. An important design doctrine adopted by
Solarski was what is called negative detailing whereby junctions
between materials were treated by forming a grooved recess at the joint
rather than the accepted method of covering the junction with a
moulding.
Solarski also adopted specific and conscious methods for the control of
insolation, most evident on the north and west wall of the building.
Further, the low roof pitch, the massing of the components and the flat
internal ceilings are a fundamental rejection of the Gothic pointed
arch as an ecclesiastical idiom in favour of the Mediterranean
Romanesque. Accordingly, the building is an innovative post war
example of the coordinated amalgamation of form and function.
The exterior was restricted to three basic, yet harmonious materials -
beige face brickwork, rendered and rough cast concrete details and
traditional Mediterranean orange terra cotta cordova roof tiles. The
roof is a saddle back type of low pitch, the rough cast perimeter beam
raking to form the gable barges. The masonry surfaces have been treated
as sculptural structural panels. An intermediate perimeter beam emerges
at first floor level as window shading, the entry canopy and the
cantilevered beam split to project internally and externally thereby
implying the volume of the Lady Chapel. The full height window openings
in the Nave wall provide a clear statement of the proportions and
enunciate the solid to void ratio and giving the building its scale and
rhythm. The choice of beige pressed clay bricks sets the building into
its period in this locality. |
| Special fittings |
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| Other location information |
The Parish of Dalkeith
evolved from the Parish of East Claremont in May 1955. The former
Rector of East Claremont, Reverend A F J Blain, was appointed and took
services in a house on the south west corner of the intersection of
Waratah Avenue and Adelma Road, some distance from the present site.
The new Vestry which included Mr Charles Court (later to be premier of
WA), Mr Lloyd Fethers, Mr Oliver Hynes and Mr Reg North soon decided to
demolish the old house and build a new hall on the site. The design and
construction of the Rectory in Alexander Road was commenced by 1956,
followed by the commissioning of the design and later, the construction
of the new church. The foundation stone was laid by the Governor,
Sir Charles Gairdner, on 28 April 1957 and the building was consecrated
on 15 September of the same year. |
| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
56 Viking Road, Dalkeith |
| Telephone |
9386 3675 |
| Email |
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| Other contact information |
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| 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 |
F. Hufner |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1929 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| 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-pneumatic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
9
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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 |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal 73 pipes |
A |
| Dulcina |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Stopt Diapason |
8' |
Wood 61 pipes |
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| Gamba |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Harmonic Flute |
4' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Octave Diapason |
4' |
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A |
| Clarinet |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| SWELL |
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| Lieblich Bourdon |
16' |
Wood 61 pipes |
B |
| Melodic Diapason |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Hohl Flute |
8' |
Wood 61 pipes |
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| Aeoline |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Vox Celeste |
8' |
Metal 49 pipes |
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| Flauto Traverso |
4' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Dulcet |
4' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Gedact |
2' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Oboe |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| Vox Humana |
8' |
Metal 61 pipes |
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| PEDAL |
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| Acoustic Bass |
32' |
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B |
| Bourdon |
16' |
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B |
| Sub bass
|
16' |
Wood 30 pipes |
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| Cello |
8' |
Metal 30 pipes |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
21 |
| Total number of ranks |
18
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| Total number of pipes |
1,036 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Built in 1929 by F. Hufner for
the residence of Walter Johnston, house also
owned by Herbert J. Eales, as a 2 manual organ with Beale player mechanism (console
& chests by Arcus Ltd, Perth).
Rebuilt and enlarged in 1933 by J.E. Dodd,
Adelaide. New chests were installed and the player mechanism removed.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Removed and installed in St Laurence's
Anglican Church, Dalkeith, in 1963 by E. Dodd.
Removed c1978 by David Brown. |
| 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 |
Detail of the building and church history from Dalkeith Anglican 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 19 January 2009.
Stoplist from Graham Devenish 09 March 2009.
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