P6190

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ID Number

P6190

Item Name

Image

Title

St. John's Anglican Church / Église anglicane St.John

Title (Fre)

Église anglicane St.John

Date

1925

Description

Black and white photograph of St. John's Anglican Church in Sandwich, Ontario; the front of the church is facing the camera; it has a tall arched doorway, above which is a tall spire; the spire has a cross on the top; the rest of the church is one-storey with a chimney at the end; there are two boys walking in front of the church; to the right, St. John's Cemetery is partially visible behind a short fence; the photo was taken from across the street and lawn and street are visible in front of the church

History

Located on one of the four lots reserved for church and government use, the present St. John's is the third structure on this lot. The first Anglican minister of Sandwich, Mr. Richard Pollard, held meetings in the courthouse until the first church was built in 1806. This church burnt to the ground during the war of 1812. In 1819 a new church of brick was built, added onto in 1843 and a tower constructed in 1852. In 1871 the rear portion of the building was torn down and rebuilt. This explains how the main part of the church came to be built in the Gothic style, while the tower is Norman. This combination of old and new church was officially opened in 1873. St. John's graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards in the area. It contain's the memorial stones of Richard Pollard, Alexander Grant, and others such as Askin, Laughton, Spiers and Mason.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Sandwich

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

3305 Sandwich St. / 3305, rue Sandwich

Anglican churches / Églises anglicanes

Buildings / Immeubles

Cemeteries / Cimetières

Churches / Églises

Religion

Religious facilities / Édifices religieux

Sandwich (Ont.)

Sandwich St. / Rue Sandwich

Spires / Aiguilles

St. John's Anglican Church / Église Saint-John

Tombs & sepulchral monuments / Tombeaux et monuments funéraires