St John’s Anglican Church, Coromandel Valley - exterior
[photograph by John Maidment (October 2019)]
Historical and Technical Documentation by John Maidment
© OHTA, 2019 (last updated October 2019)
St John’s Anglican Church, Coromandel Valley - exterior
[photograph by John Maidment (October 2019)]
Historical and Technical Documentation by John Maidment
© OHTA, 2019 (last updated October 2019)
The foundation stone of the church was laid on 21 December 18721 and the building opened on 11 May 1873.2 Built from local slate, it was designed by architect E.J. Woods.
St John’s Anglican Church, Coromandel Valley - organ
[photograph by John Maidment (October 2019)]
The organ was built in 1986 by George Stephens Pty Ltd and consists of two extended ranks with electro-pneumatic action. It is contained within a jarrah organ case and is notable for its substantial construction and appealing sound, belying its small size.
| MANUAL (enclosed) Open Diapason Gedackt Principal Flute Fifteenth Twenty Second PEDAL Bourdon Manual to Pedal |
8 8 4 4 2 1 16 |
Compass: 61/20
Attached stopkey console
Balanced swell pedal
Electro-pneumatic action3
1 Evening Journal, 12 May 1872, p.2
2 South Australian Advertiser, 13 May 1873, p.3
3 Specification noted from console photograph October 2019
St John’s Anglican Church, Coromandel Valley – console detail
[photograph by Simon Colvin (October 2019)]
St John’s Anglican Church, Coromandel Valley - church interior
[photograph by Simon Colvin (October 2019)]