Wolford Chapel - Dunkeswell, Devon - UK Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Wolford Chapel, built in 1800 is Canadian territory after the deed to the chapel was generously donated to the people of Ontario in 1966 by British publisher Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth.

"In 1963, the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario placed plaques to John Graves Simcoe in the Legislature of Ontario and at Wolford Chapel in England. Three years later a plaque was unveiled to Elizabeth Simcoe near the site of the Simcoe's former summer home, Castle Frank, on the edge of the Don Valley in Toronto."

"In 1966, the John Graves Simcoe Memorial Foundation acquired the property on behalf of the people of Ontario from the owner of the estate, Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, a British publisher. The Ontario Heritage Trust accepted title to the chapel in 1982 from the John Graves Simcoe Foundation, which also provided funds for its long-term care."

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The plaque reads -
WOLFORD CHAPEL
This family chapel on the former estate of
Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor,
John Graves Simcoe, was given to the people
of Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth. At
a ceremony held on September 27, 1966, the
Honourable John P. Robarts, Prime Minister of
Ontario, accepted the deed to the chapel and
grounds from Sir Geoffrey and title to an
essential right-of-way from Mr. A. G. LeMarchant.

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque Historical Marker Issuing Authority: John Graves Simcoe Memorial Foundation Age/Event Date: 09/27/1966 Related Website: [Web Link] Give your Rating:

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