Gartrell Uniting Church

cnr Alexandra Avenue and Prescott Terrace, Dulwich / Rose Park

J.E. Dodd 1915
Rebuilt & enlarged 1948, 1966 J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works
Refurbished 1983 George Stephens Pty Ltd
2 manuals, 27 speaking stops, 9 couplers, electro-pneumatic action




Gartrell Uniting Church, Dulwich – exterior
[photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]


Historical and Technical Documentation by Andrew Georg and John Maidment
© OHTA, 2019 (last updated October 2019)

The building of this church was funded by Mr James Gartrell. It was opened on 14 November 1914 and was designed by Woods, Bagot & Jory architects in association with Laybourne Smith.1 It was lavishly constructed in stone in the Gothic style.



Gartrell Uniting Church, Dulwich – organ
[photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]

The organ, built by J.E. Dodd and the gift of Mr Gartrell, was opened on 21 July 1915. The case was a diminutive copy of the Dodd organ at the Wesleyan Church, Kent Town. It was a small two-manual organ of 12 speaking stops.

GREAT
Open Diapason
Claribel
Viola
Dolce
Principal
Swell to Great
8
8
8
8
4

    
SWELL
Open Diapason
Lieblich Gedact
Viol d’Orchestre
Flauto Traverso
Oboe
Tremulant
Sub Octave
8
8
8
4
8


    
PEDAL
Bourdon
Lieblich Bourdon
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
16
16


    

2 composition pedals to Great
2 composition pedals to Swell2

The organ was rebuilt and enlarged by J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works in 1948 and 1966. The instrument was further refurbished in 1983 by George Stephens Pty Ltd from donations received in recognition of Lisle H. Chambers, Organist and Choir Master at the church from 1921 to 1971.3

GREAT
Open Diapason
Claribel
Viola
Dolce
Principal
Flute
Dulcet
Dulc
Fifteenth
Dulc
Tierce
Great Sub Octave
Great Octave
Swell Sub Octave to Great
Swell to Great
Swell Octave to Great
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
2-2/3
2
2
1-3/5



A


A
A


A
SWELL
Open Diapason
Lieblich Gedact
Viol d’Orchestre
Celeste
Principal
Flauto
Nazard
Flautina
Cornopean
Oboe
Sub Octave
Octave
8
8
8
8
4
4
2-2/3
2
8
8

B

TC

unenclosed
B
B
C
PEDAL
Bourdon
Dulciana
Quint
Flute
Fifteenth
Cornopean
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
16
16
10-2/3
8
4
8
D
A wood bass
D
D

C

Compass: 58/30
Detached stopkey console
Electro-pneumatic action
Balanced swell pedal4

1 Australian Christian Commonwealth, 27 November, 1914, p.8

2 Ibid., 30 July 1915, p.7

3 Cited on organ dedication plaque

4 Specification noted by Andrew Georg 16 September 2019

 



Gartrell Uniting Church, Dulwich – console
[photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]