Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – exterior
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – exterior
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
Historical and Technical Documentation by David Shield and John Maidment
© OHTA 1986, 2019 (last updated October 2019)
The foundation stone of the Church of the Good Shepherd was laid on 24 October 1925,1 and the first portion of the building dedicated on 9 February 1926.2 The architect was Dean W. Berry, of Glenelg who designed the building in a Romanesque style. It is of brick construction, with a campanile to the left of the main façade, which incorporates an apsidal baptistery and a nave with aisles and transepts. The interior is notable for its light and airy construction, focusing upon a wide apse.
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – organ viewed from sanctuary
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – organ case
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
The organ was built in 1980 by George Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd at the time when Knud Smenge was the firm's tonal director. It was opened on 28 December 1980.3 The organ is placed at the rear of the building.
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – console
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
| GREAT Rohrflöte 8 Prinzipal 4 Traversflöte 4 Gemshorn 2 Sesquialter II Mixtur III-IV Positiv to Great POSITIV Gedeckt 8 Koppelflöte 4 Prinzipal 2 Nasat 11/3 Krummhorn 8 Tremulant PEDAL Sub Bass 16 A Gedeckt 8 A Italian Prinzipal 4 Great to Pedal Positiv to Pedal |
8 4 4 2 II III-IV 8 4 2 1-1/3 8 16 8 4 |
(enclosed – folding doors) A A |
Compass: 56/30
Mechanical key and stop action
Balanced swell pedal
Attached drawstop console.4
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – left-hand stop jamb
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton – right-hand stop jamb
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (October 2019)]
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1 News (24 October 1925), p. 1; The Register (26 October 1925), p. 11.
2 News (29 January 1926), p. 11.
3 Church of the Good Shepherd, Plympton, 'The Solemn Blessing of the Organ, 28 December 1980.' [Service Leaflet].
4 Specification from 'The Solemn Blessing' [Service Leaflet], updated against Bunning photographs following October 2019 visit.