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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Courcelle Organ - Uniting Church McCracken Street,, KENSINGTON VIC 3031 - Property No B6364	One of the seven known organs exported to Victoria in the 1860s by London organbuilder John Courcelle, this single-manual instrument of five stops is thought to have been placed in the Wesleyan Church, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda before its installation at Kensington, possibly in the 1920's. The instrument is intact, apart from the introduction of electric blowing, and retains its gabled Gothic case of three flats, oak console fittings and bold voicing. Classified: 04/05/1989	B6364	Regional
Frederick Taylor Pipe Organ - Armadale Uniting Church 86A Kooyong Road,, ARMADALE VIC 3143 - Property No B6410	The pipe organ built in 1912-14 is the most substantial example of an instrument by the Hawthorn organbuilder Frederick Taylor to survive. The organ was notable at the time for its symphonic tonal style. While the original action was converted to electro-pneumatic in 1975 and some minor tonal additions made at this time, almost all of the original pipework survives. The organ is significant for historic, aesthetic and technical reasons at a regional level. The pipe ... more	B6410	Regional
Fincham & Hobday Organ - Uniting Church 163 Chapel Street,, ST KILDA VIC 3182 - Property No B6113	A two-manual organ of nine stops built in 1891 by Fincham & Hobday, remaining largely unaltered. The instrument retains its mechanical action, detached console, tonal scheme, and attractive casework incorporating diapered pipework. Classified: 14/12/1989	B6113	Local
Laurie Pipe Organ, St Columba's Uniting Church Cnr Raymond and Macalister Streets, SALE VIC 3850 - Property No B3860		B3860	File only
Henry Willis Organ - Wesley Uniting Church 8 Oxford Street,, BOX HILL VIC 3128 - Property No B5415	This organ was built in 1877 by the major English organ builder, Henry Willis, for Findon, Kew, the mansion of the Hon. Henry "Money" Miller. Here it stood at the end of a large ballroom where it was depicted in Victoria and its Metropolis (1888). No expense was spared in the construction of the organ, with superlative materials and lavish finishes being freely employed. The instrument well exemplifies the domestic aspirations of a notable resident on Marvellous Melbourne. It ... more	B5415	State
St Andrew's Uniting Church - Box Hill 909 Whitehorse Road, BOX HILL VIC 3128 - Property No B2906	A Gothic church in rough dressed bluestone which is a remodelling of that designed by Smith & Watts and built in 1866-67 as the Presbyterian Church, West Melbourne, with a tower modelled upon St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire. In 1935 the building, modified in its dimensions and with the south front and tower redesigned was re-erected at Box Hill. The architects in conjunction were John Scarborough, of Scarborough Robertson & Love, and Hugh Craig, of Craig Reynolds & ... more	B2906	Local
William Stone Organ (Uniting Church) 44 Blackburn Road, Cnr Blackburn Road,, BLACKBURN VIC 3130 - Property No B4864	This organ is believed to be the only original example remaining of the work of William Stone who was an organ builder in St Kilda last century. The instrument was built in 1879 for the Congregational Church, Alma Road, St Kilda and was later moved to St John's Congregational Church, South St Kilda. In 1973, this organ was moved to The Avenue Uniting Church Blackburn, where it survives with little alteration. It retains its original action and pine casework which was stripped of its ... more	B4864	State
Uniting Church Hall - Healesville 286 Maroondah Highway, HEALESVILLE VIC 3777 - Property No B3551	A church built in the late 1860s on a non-denominational basis pending the arrival in the town of the principal denominations. The building ultimately passed to the Presbyterians and has twice been moved to new sites, but remains largely intact. Classified: 03/03/1988	B3551	Local
Uniting Church & Organ - Richmond 300 Church Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No B2891	Church: A church of 1854 in coursed bluestone rubble with rendered facade and light Gothic detailing, designed by George Wharton, with an arcaded entrance porch and pinnacled buttresses added in 1858, designed by Crouch & Wilson. Inside is an unusual iron balcony and an organ built in 1888 by George Fincham, as well as fine wood panelling and decorative stencilled wall and ceiling patterns of 1900, which are of great architectural importance, being largely intact. ... more	B2891	Regional
Former Uniting Church 797 Heidelberg Road,, ALPHINGTON VIC 3078 - Property No B6727	The Uniting Church is of regional historic significance as a surviving example of an 1850s church, reflecting the early development of Methodism in the Heidelberg and Northcote area. The building is also of architectural significance for its unusual use of red brick quoining around openings, contrasting with random coursed bluestone walls. Classified: 01/04/1996	B6727	Regional

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