Wednesday, December 9, 2015

1861 Christ Church Historic Site Hope British Columbia (5 - Pictures)


Above Photo: Christ Church (Anglican) Historic Site Hope British Columbia.

In early November 2015 my wife, our dog Peanut and I dropped by Hope, British Columbia on our way back home to Houston, British Columbia. I wanted to check it out as I had not been into the community in years. 

Well did I get a surprise, a good one at that. As we drove around I spotted the 1861 Christ Church and a lot of large awesome wood carvings. These were great and they were on different ideas as you will see in my postings.

Because I have taken a lot of pictures in Hope, I will break the posts up into a number of them and add places of interest from around that area.


Above Photo: Christ Church (Anglican) Historic Site Hope British Columbia.

Hope has always been an excellent place to visit and to explore. I grew in Coquitlam, 
so Hope wasn’t that far away.

First up will be the 1861 Historic Christ Church in Hope, B.C.

The below text information is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Christ Church National Historic Site in Hope, British Columbia, was consecrated on 8 November 1861 by Bishop George Hills, the colony's first bishop, making it the oldest church on the mainland of British Columbia, and the oldest church in the province still on its original foundation.


Above Photo: Christ Church (Anglican) Historic Site Hope British Columbia.

Aside from this, it was made a national historic site because "it is representative of the response of the British church and state to the social and political conditions created by the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rushes in colonial British Columbia," and "it is a fine example of Anglican parish church architecture in the Ecclesiological Gothic Revival style".


Above Photo: Christ Church (Anglican) Historic Site Hope British Columbia.

The church was commissioned by Reverend Alexander David Pringle, a Scottish missionary for the Anglican Communion, and it was run chiefly by missionaries for the first years of its existence. 

The building's architect was Captain John Marshall Grant of the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, and it was built by the Royal Engineers that were in 
Hope laying out the town at the time.


Above Photo: Christ Church (Anglican) Historic Site Hope British Columbia.

For more information on the Christ Church Historic Site in Hope, British Columbia and all other fascinating places to visit while in Hope, please contact the Hope, British Columbia Visitors Centre.


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