St. George's Anglican Church (Parrsboro, Nova Scotia) Explained

St. George's Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 216 Main Street in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

Rev. Thomas Shreve, was the first rector of St. George's parish and stayed for 15 years (1787–1803). The Parish of St. Georges was established by Order in Council in 1786 and at one time had seven churches along the shore from Apple River to Truro.^[2]

Built around 1865, the current church's steep pitched roof, corner belfry with spire, and lancet windows are typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. St. George's is part of the Parrsboro/Port Greville Parish in the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Rev'd Tory Byrne is the rector. The present building is the third the church has had since its founding in 1786. St. George's is a municipally registered heritage site as designated by the City of Parrsboro on September 28, 1987.^{[1] [3] [4]}

References

45.4046°N -64.3261°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/com-ful_e.aspx?id=7018 Canada's Historic Places listing for St. George's Anglican Church
2. Web site: Anglican Church influential in Parrsboro history | Saltwire.
3. http://web.me.com/fundybay/Classics_By_The_Bay/Venues.html Classics by the Bay, 2009, venues
4. Web site: Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Directory of Region 10 Chignecto (formerly Cobequid/Cumberland) . 2009-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091004080542/http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/parishes/region10NEW.htm# . 2009-10-04 . dead .