St Joseph's College Chapel
Ryde Road, Hunters Hill
B. 1911-12 Norman & Beard, London & Norwich;
inst. J. Holroyd, St George's Anglican Church, Hurstville
2m., 12 sp. st., 5c., tub. pn., Gt: 8.8.8.4.8. Sw: 8.8.8.8.4.8. (spare slide) Ped: 16.
Reb. 2007-08 Australian Pipe Organs for present location
2 manuals, 23 speaking stops, 8 couplers, electro-pneumatic,
Gt: 8.8.8.4.4.2.8. Sw: 8.8.8.8.4.III.8.8. Ped: 16.16.10-2/3.8.8.5-1/3.4.16
From SOJ Spring 2007:
In 1911 Norman & Beard, Norwich supplied an organ to John Holroyd which was then installed in St George's Anglican Church, Hurstville, inside what is presumed to be a case supplied by Holroyd. In 1968 this instrument was purchased by Ian Sommerville of Mt Colah and installed by him in his then home, the Holroyd case remaining at Hurstville. In 2000 the instrument was generously gifted to St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and is currently being rebuilt inside the fine case which once graced the 1909 Norman & Beard organ in St Andrew's Uniting (formerly Presbyterian) Church, Parramatta. [The organ from here has been incorporated in a new organ in St Mary's Anglican Church, Ballina.] Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd was fortunate in being able to acquire this case which will present a very handsome appearance in the large, beautiful and resonant chapel of St Joseph's College designed by prominent Sydney architect Clement Glancey.
The new specification [provided by John Maidment, Nov 2007] is:
GREAT
Open Diapason
Claribel Flute
Dulciana
Principal
Suabe Flute
Fifteenth
Trumpet
Swell Sub Octave to Great
Swell to Great
Swell Octave to Great
SWELL
Violin Diapason
Lieblich Gedeckt
Salicional
Voix Celeste
Gemshorn
Mixture 15.19.22
Horn
Oboe
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Octave
Tremulant
PEDAL
Violone
Bourdon
Quint
Violoncello
Flute
Octave Quint
Viola
Trombone
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell Octave to Pedal
8
8
8
4
4
2
8
8
8
8
8
4
III
8
8
16
16
10-2/3
8
8
5-1/3
4
16
new
new: on clamp
A: separate chest
TC
new: on new chest
new: on spare slide
B: bottom 12 new
C
C
B
C
C
B
A
Great & Pedal Pistons Coupled
Compass: 58/30
Electro-pneumatic key action