Sunday, September 6, 2015

Not Moving

This is yet another old church that I found in the Weston neighbourhood of the city. St John's Anglican Church was established in 1856 and this church built in 1879 several blocks north of this location and a fair distance from the downtown section of Weston which was then a small farming town. A decision was made to move it south closer to downtown and the move began in winter of 1894 while the dirt roads were frozen. A thaw came during the move and turned the road to mud and the church was parked in this location on Main St (now Weston Rd) and never moved any further. It thus remained a few blocks from the centre of town. The building has heritage listing and hopefully remains here for many more years!
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22 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlSeptember 6, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    sweet little place!

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  2. LowellSeptember 6, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    This is very nostalgic to me...reminds me of so many churches of my childhood. Great back-story, too!

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  3. KateSeptember 6, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    It is a delightful-looking church with an equally delightful history!

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  4. VPSeptember 6, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    A lovely church and a curious bell tower!

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  5. GosiaSeptember 6, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    nice small church and looks like most churches in Europe

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  6. Elizabeth EdwardsSeptember 6, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    reminds me of a house? very cool lines! ( ;

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  7. Graciel·laSeptember 6, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    An interesting building.It is good to be in the heritage list.
    Have a nice day.
    Graciel·la

    (my way here is Inspired Sunday)

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    I like the little extension on top of the entrance porch!

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  9. cieldequimperSeptember 6, 2015 at 2:04 PM

    Moving churches: unheard of here!!! It's a sweet one!

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  10. 21 WitsSeptember 6, 2015 at 4:04 PM

    What a charming church this is! I like the landscaping too.

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  11. RevrunnerSeptember 6, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Great story! :-)

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  12. UnknownSeptember 6, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    Great story, ah that thaw has a lot to be responsible for. We had had similar with a church her in Wanstead..

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  13. MichelleSeptember 6, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    Very quaint and I love the architecture....AND the story!

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  14. CloudiaSeptember 6, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    how interesting! Reminds me of legends of sentient Hawaiian stones that knew WHERE the belonged....and stones are sacred to Hawaiians!












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  15. StephanieSeptember 6, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Cute little church!

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  16. BirdmanSeptember 6, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    Ha. My grandmother was born 6 years after its construction.

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  17. EG CameraGirlSeptember 7, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Fascinating that a muddy road decided where the church was relocated to! I like the roof lines!

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  18. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 7, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Lovely little church Pat, imagine if the weather had been better :)

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  19. JackSeptember 7, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    That is kind of funny, isn't it? Just take it as far as you can and leave it where the energy disappears.

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  20. TomSeptember 8, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    I never could understand how they moved so many churches years ago.

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  21. William KendallSeptember 8, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    I like its style!

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  22. doodles n daydreamsSeptember 10, 2015 at 7:32 PM

    Love the story and it ias an attractive little church.

    Diana

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