Harriette Beattie
Within the cathedral are a number of truly fine stained glass windows, each one dedicated to the memory of one or more parishioners past. The large, three paneled window is an original, which is in the 1888 section of the sanctuary. All the other windows are post 1924, installed after the sanctuary was moved to Nicola Street and additions made.
This is the Good Shepherd Window. It was dedicated to the memory of Harriette Beattie.
Harriette's father arrived in Kamloops from Ireland in 1892 and took the job of tax collector, registrar and mining recorder. The rest of the family - Harriette, her mother, brother and five sisters arrived shortly thereafter. Every one of the sisters became school teachers. Almost immediately after their arrival in Kamloops, Lillian opened the
Kamloops Select School, which taught English, Mathematics, French, Latin, Music, Drawing & Painting. The three oldest sisters, Lillian, Harriette and Minnie ran the school, with help from the three younger sisters, Emily, Florence and Mabel.
In 1958 Beattie Elementary School in Kamloops was given its name in honour of the half dozen School Teaching Beattie Sisters.
Read more of the story of the
Beattie Sisters.
ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL
360 Nicola Street - 1888/1924
The first Anglican church in Kamloops was built in 1888 in the 100 block Main Street (Victoria Street West). In 1924, the building was moved to the Nicola Street site at 4th Avenue, and additions made to the original building. The cornerstone contains relics from the original church together with coins and documents. The stained glass window on the east wall is part of the original 1888 sanctuary.
Some thirty years later, the building underwent structural changes. The chancel was enlarged, the altar moved from east to west, and a vestry, chapel and parish hall incorporated. A steeple was erected atop the main entrance. The sanctuary ceiling is supported by magnificent beams and rafters. The pride of the building is its beautiful stained and leaded glass windows.
From the sign at the building
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