St John’s Cathedral Completion

St John’s Cathedral Completion

ST JOHN’S CATHERDRAL COMPLETION PROJECT SUMMARY St John’s Cathedral is the only fully stone-vaulted church in the Southern hemisphere and is highly regarded as a sublime example of neo-gothic architecture. SKILLS SHOWCASED Traditional Timber Construction &...
The Deanery (Adelaide House) Eastern Façade

The Deanery (Adelaide House) Eastern Façade

THE DEANERY (ADELAIDE HOUSE) EASTERN FAÇADE PROJECT SUMMARY The Deanery was built in the early 1850s and is a heritage-listed detached house sitting within the grounds of St John’s Cathedral. SKILLS SHOWCASED Conservation Consultancy, Conservation Carpentry LOCATION...
Willis Pipe Organ – Brisbane City Hall

Willis Pipe Organ – Brisbane City Hall

WILLIS PIPE ORGAN – BRISBANE CITY HALL PROJECT SUMMARY The Brisbane City Hall Organ is one of the best preserved examples of a five-manual Father Henry Willis Organ anywhere in the world.  SKILLS SHOWCASED French Polishing LOCATION Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide...
Reredos (St John’s Cathedral)

Reredos (St John’s Cathedral)

REREDOS (ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL) PROJECT SUMMARY Barnes Construction & Joinery was engaged to design and create a gothic wood carved installation (a reredos) for the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament at St John’s Cathedral. A reredos is a large altarpiece, screen, or...