| Name of institution |
St John's Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Wellington Street
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| City |
Northam |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6401 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St John's Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1890
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Francis Bird, Architects
Howard Evans designed the Parish Hall in 1897 |
| Special architectural features |
St
John’s Anglican Church and Parish Hall, Northam has a high degree
of authenticity. The majority of the fabric of both the 1890 church and
the 1897 hall remains intact. The hall was extended in 1957 and remains
largely as completed at that time. A vestry was added to the church in
1971 and the altar was adapted to conform to liturgical changes. The
roof of the church was replaced with shingles in 1928, repaired with
sheoak shingles after a fire in 1944, and replaced with asbestos
shingles in 1977. No other major changes have been made to the
church and it remains largely as it was constructed in 1890.
St John’s Anglican Church and Parish Hall, Northam is significant
as a pair of well-composed stone ecclesiastical buildings in a
landscaped setting constructed in the Victorian Academic Gothic style
built over several periods of development. The Church is a fine
example of an Anglican Church constructed in a major regional centre in
the late 19th century to a design by significant Perth architect,
Francis Bird. The belltower, stained glass windows and tessellated
tiles to the floor of the porch are details of particular aesthetic
value.
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| Special fittings |
F. G. B. Hawkins
designed the WWII Memorial Screen in 1948, Marshall Clifton
designed the vestry in 1971, and stained glass artists E. G.
Bowers (1955) and A. S. Brown (1982) made the windows.
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Other location information
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St
John’s Anglican Church and Parish Hall is sited on elevated land
on the northern outskirts of the town of Northam. The buildings are
spaced apart with mature trees, landscaped gardens and a recent stone
boundary fence.
The church demonstrates the growth of the Northam Anglican community in
the 1890s, as a larger church was needed to replace the original
smaller St James Anglican Church (1851). The location of the new church
demonstrates the pattern of occupation of Northam as the town
centre had shifted since St James’ construction.
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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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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Chamber |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Right chancel |
| Builder's name |
J.E. Dodd & Son, Adelaide. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1923 / 25 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
56 |
| Key material |
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| 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 |
Slider |
| Type of key action |
Mechanical (originally tubular-pneumatic to pedals) |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
Swell |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Integral, drawstop |
| 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 |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Claribel |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| SWELL |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
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| Viol d'Orchestre |
8' |
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| Hohl Flute |
8' |
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| Dulcet |
4' |
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| Labial Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Total number of stops |
11 stops
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| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Originally built as 2m., 10 sp.st., 3c., tr. & tub.pn. pedals. Gt: 8.8.8.4. Sw:
8.8.8.4.8. Ped: 16.
Restored in 1982 by Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia). Pedal
converted to tracker action, Fifteenth added to Great. |
| 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 |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of church from Heritage Council of Western Australia
Photograph of the organ by Graham Devenish |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Information on buildings and historical detail from the Heritage Council of Western Australia |
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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 15 January 2009.
Additional photograph from Graham Devenish 10 February 2009
Stoplist added by Bruce Duncan 26 February 2009. |
