| Name of institution |
St. John's Pro-Cathedral
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| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
18 Victoria Avenue |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1844 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
The Cathedral
is constructed of brick which has been covered with cement render and
painted white. The gable roof is covered with shingles. The north and
south facades are punctuated by arched windows. Buttresses have been
placed at regular intervals down the length of these facades. The
portico, which was removed in 1881, has been reconstructed at the
western end of the building. The western gable end is punctuated by
four arched windows, a pair above the portico and a single window
either side of the portico. A lean-to extension is located at the
eastern end of the southern facade. Entry to this section is through an
arched door on the north facade. |
| Special fittings |
The church windows are of coloured glass set in wooden mullions. Those in the lean-to section are square, four paned windows. |
| Other location information |
In 1843
approval for the request was granted from Rome (Vatican) and Father
John Brady, Father John Joostens (Belgian priest) and Patrick O'Reilly
(a Catechist) were soon to arrive in Fremantle on the ship 'Water
Witch'. Even though Father Brady was to stay in Perth for
only two months he was able to claim a land grant for the church,
on Victoria Avenue. This was to be the site of the first Catholic
Cathedral, The Church of St John the Apostle and Evangelist (St John's
Pro-Cathedral). Construction commenced on 27 December 1843. The
foundation stone was laid on 16 January 1844. Brady left for Rome, in
1844, to ask for assistance and advocate the establishment of a new
diocese for the Swan River Colony.
Following Bishop Brady's arrival back in Perth in January, 1846, the
Church of St John the Apostle and Evangelist became a cathedral as it
was now the seat of a Bishop. In 1965, the building was 'modernised'
and used as a classroom for convent students and for external students
studying English. Between 1979 and 1980, work was done to restore
the building and to remove additions and alterations which were
unsympathetic to the original design, and the buildings was adapted for
use as a museum by the Catholic Church.
St. John's is now used as a church once again. |
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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 |
Paul F. Hufner |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1965 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
One (1) |
| Key compasses |
FF to f |
| Number of keys |
49 notes |
| 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 |
Unit chest |
| Type of key action |
Direct electric action and electro-pneumatic for bass pipes. |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Detached stop key console with mechanical link for Swell Pedal |
| 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 |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
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| Total number of stops |
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| Total number of ranks |
One rank extended of Suabe Flute pipes scaling to principal tone in treble. Melodic 16 ft Bass to mid. c. |
| Total number of pipes |
92 pipes from 16 ft. F |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Built for the Inglewood Methodist Church.
Acquired by the Loyal Orange Lodge, Inglewood, when they took over the church building.
Removed and installed at St. John's Pro-Cathedral 2008.
Removed to St Annes Catholic Church for the Centre for Traditional Latin Mass, Belmont, 2010. |
| 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 Wickipedia |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Detail of the building from Wickipedia
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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 29 December 2008.
Information updated with detail from John Larner 31 March 2010.
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