"OLD ST. PAUL'S CHURCH & CHRIST CHURCH" ~ CHATHAM
N 42° 24.232 W 082° 11.009
17T E 402608 N 4695297
Ontario Historical Plaque, located at a church.
Waymark Code: WM6KH5
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/15/2009
Views: 14
With the assistance of local parishioners and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the Reverend Richard Pollard began construction of St. Paul's Church in 1819. Located one kilometre from here on Stanley Street, St. Paul's was the first church in Chatham and the first Anglican church in Kent County, serving the local population which included members of the Black community and the British garrison. By the 1840s, the congregation had outgrown St. Paul's Church and purchased this site across from the town market in 1860. Christ Church was completed the following year and consecrated by Bishop Benjamin Cronyn. The congregation used St. Paul's as a mortuary chapel until 1869 when it was destroyed by fire. Christ Church remains an important part of the spiritual and cultural life of the community.
Address or location of plaque: In Chatham, on the west side of Wellington Street West just west of Harvey Street
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The original church is no longer in existence
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: The plaque is in good shape
Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes !
What is the second/third language?: French
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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