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St Martin's Anglican Church & Fincham Organ

Other Name St Martin's Hawksburn Location 27A - 27B Cromwell Road, SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141 - Property No B1004 File Number B1004 Level Local

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Statement of Significance

Church Statement of Significance
A polychrome brick church designed by Edmund George Ovey and built in 1883-87. The exterior is of particular interest for its elaborate diaper patterned brickwork and polychromatic voussoirs and the apse focussing upon a three-light window. The interior retains its timber fittings, stained glass and Fincham pipe organ of 1887. The crenellated tower was added in 1922.
Church classified Local 13/07/1989


Organ Statement of Significance
A two-manual organ of 17 stops built in 1886-7 by George Fincham and the first built by him in Victoria employing tubular-pneumatic key and stop actions. Subsequent alterations have included the installation of new underactions and a new console, and the obliteration of the diapering of the facade pipes by gold paint. The instrument is a fine and complete example of a Fincham organ of the period with the original tonal scheme surviving intact.
Organ classified Regional04/05/1989