St James' Anglican Church

Louisa Street, Ranelagh

Built 1932 Geo. Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd.
1 manual, 7 speaking stops, 2 couplers, tubular-pneumatic action
Tonal work carried out 1984 Brian A. Clark
Rebuilt 2016 Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd.
1 manual, 3 ranks extended, electro-pneumatic action




St James's Anglican Church, Ranelagh – exterior from the east
(photograph by Trevor Bunning [March 2017])

Historical and Technical Documentation by John Maidment
© OHTA, 2017, (last updated May 2017)

The present church of St James was built in 1896 at a cost of £500 and was designed by architect George Fagg. Constructed in timber, it consists of a nave, transepts, apsidal sanctuary and a spire.1



St James's Anglican Church, Ranelagh – organ
(photograph by Simon Hattrell [March 2017])

The organ was built in 1932 by Geo. Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd, of Richmond, Victoria.

MANUAL
Melodic Bourdon
Open Diapason
Gedact
Dulciana
Viola
Flute

PEDAL
Subbass
Pedal coupler

16
8
8
8
8
4


16

unenclosed

Tubular-pneumatic action
All pipework enclosed except Open Diapason
Manual ranks divided into bass and treble2

Tonal work was carried out in 1984 by Brian A. Clark when pipework from several stops was replaced with new material supplied by Geo. Fincham & Sons.3

In 2016 the organ was rebuilt by Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd. This involved a new electro-pneumatic action, three-unit windchest, new stopkeys, repainting of the façade pipes, and reduced the organ to three extended ranks.



St James's Anglican Church, Ranelagh – console
(photograph by Simon Hattrell [March 2017])

 

MANUAL
Open Diapason
Gedeckt
Dulciana
Principal
Flute
Fifteenth
Dulcet Mixture 19.22

PEDAL
Bourdon
Manual to Pedal

8
8
8
4
4
2
II


16
A
B
C
A
B
A
C


B

  

Melodic Bass

Compass: 61/30
Balanced swell pedal
Electro-pneumatic action4



St James's Anglican Church, Ranelagh – internal pipework
(photograph by Simon Hattrell [March 2017])

1 Dorothea I. Henslowe, Our Heritage of Anglican Churches in Tasmania. Moonah, Tas.: Mercury-Walch, c.1979, pp.53-54.

2 Specification noted 1970 John Maidment.

3 Geo.Fincham & Sons letter book C (February 1983-December 1985) records p.12, 14 November 1983, supply 4' Principal for St James' Ranelagh, Tas (in place of VdO) and a treble Fifteenth.

4 Specification noted from photograph supplied by Simon Hattrell March 2017.