The William Hill and Son, Norman and Beard Ltd. Organ in St. Peter's Church of England - Sturt Street, Ballarat

            The organ at Ballarat's St. Peter's Church of England was built by the company William Hill and Son, Norman and Beard Ltd. in 1929.  Most of the organ was made in London at the company's York Road premises, where they had a large factory.  The organ replaced an earlier George Fincham organ that was installed around 1877 which is now housed at the High Street Methodist Church in the Melbourne suburb of  Preston.

St. Peter's Church of England in Ballarat's main boulevard, Sturt Street, is an early and simple bluestone church which is given architectural interest by its elaborately detailed, later tower.

The imposing tower was commenced in 1864 to designs of architect C. D. Cuthbert in early English Gothic Revival style. Later additions include the west transept, which was completed in 1870, the tower which was completed in 1891, and east chapel which was completed in 1917. 

The tower is very elaborately detailed with a castellated parapet, paired belfry windows and trefoil windows, a motif used in the nave gable above the lancel windows. 

To this day, it still stands behind its original iron palisade fence.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Ballarat / Ballarat Central (show map)

Taken on: May 11, 2013

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