St. Paul's Anglican Church
by Zinvolle Art
Title
St. Paul's Anglican Church
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Zinvolle Art
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Built in 1835, St. Paul's Anglican Church in Harbour Grace is thought to be the oldest stone Gothic Revival style church in Newfoundland, Canada. The present church is the fourth Anglican church built in Harbour Grace.
A fire in 1816 destroyed the first church, which had been built in 1764. Its replacement, built a year after the fire, blew down in a severe wind storm. A fire that destroyed a major part of Harbour Grace in 1832 destroyed the third church. Following these losses, the Church of England parishioners opted to build a stone church instead of another wooden-frame structure.
On August 28, 1835, Governor Henry Prescott laid the cornerstone. Two years later, on July 9, 1837, with the nave and tower completed, the church opened for services. Two intricately designed chairs in the chancel were hand carved in India and donated to the church in 1835 by parishioner George Makinson. In 1838 local merchants Ridley & Sons acquired the church's first bell from Liverpool, England. It was another two years before the building was consecrated by Bishop Aubrey George Spencer on July 4, 1840. On October 6, 1877, the parish installed a pipe organ made by Chappell & Company of Liverpool, England.
In recognition of the continued efforts of the people of Harbour Grace to maintain an important part of their religious and architectural past, St. Paul's Anglican Church became a Registered Heritage Structure in September 1995.
Resource: Newfoundland and Labrador's Registered Heritage Structures
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November 24th, 2013
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