Christ's Church Cathedral - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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N 49° 17.052 W 123° 07.233
10U E 491232 N 5459056
The oldest church building in Vancouver.
Waymark Code: WM187EA
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/14/2023
Views: 3
The plaque reads:
"Christ's Church Cathedral
Architect: C.O. Wickenden, 1889 and 1894
This is the oldest church building in Vancouver. The original foundation, built of granite quarried from Little Mountain, was covered with a temporary roof permitting Christ Church's first service to be held in October 1889. The present Gothic Revival sandstone building with its narrow ached windows was constructed in 1894-1895. The interior features a roof supported by hammerbeam trusses in the style of large English halls and churches dating back to the 1300s. In 1929 Christ Church was dedicated as a Cathedral, th seatof the Bishop of the Anglican diocese of New Westminster. In 2004 the church was extensively upgraded and the original fir flooring, cedar tongue and groove ceiling and stained glass windows were restored. Kenneth Jones of Bray, Ireland, built a tracker organ for the new gallery superceding chancel organs by Casavant Freres (1949), Robert Hope-Jones (1911) and the first builder (unknown, 1895). This restoration work received a City of Vancouver Heritage Award and a Heritage Canada Foundation Achievement Award."
Type of Marker: Cultural
Type of Sign: Historic Site or Building Marker
Describe the parking that is available nearby: city street parking
What Agency placed the marker?: City of Vancouver
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