Arthur Hood - Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Posted by: 
T0SHEA
N 43° 45.644 W 065° 19.145
20T E 313321 N 4847912
One of the oldest cemeteries in this corner of Nova Scotia, in one of the oldest towns, was established at the first church to be built in the town.
Waymark Code: WMY280
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/05/2018
Views: 0
The present day Christ Anglican Church is on the site of the original building of the same name which was designed by Loyalist Isaac Hildreth, holding its first service on Christmas Day, 1789 and being consecrated by Bishop Charles Inglis in 1790. The original structure was severely damaged by fire in March, 1873, rebuilt only to be destroyed by fire in 1971. The present church was built to somewhat emulate the original building of the late eighteenth century, though with a cupola style bell tower-steeple instead of the original square tower and steeple. The new building, designed by architect Anthony Halse of Tantallon, NS, was dedicated by the Archbishop of Nova Scotia, W.W. Davis on Wednesday, December 20th, 1972 — this being the 183rd year of the Parish of Shelburne.
The cemetery which surrounds the church would have been established even before the construction of the building, the oldest known headstone being dated 1788. One of the more unfortunate souls interred here is young Arthur Hood, the seven year old son of Arthur & Augusta Hood, who drowned on May 10, 1887. His small headstone, a thin zinc marker, stands near the centre of the cemetery, directly south of the rear of the church.