ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN

Architect Name: WILLIAM HAY
Architectural Style:
Builder Name: WILLIAM RUSSELL
Designated: No

Historical Notes

THE LAND FOR ALL SAINTS CHURCH WAS DONATED BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL JOHN MURRAY'S WIFE. LIEUTENANT MURRAY WAS A SHAREHOLDER IN THE UNSUCCESSFUL CITY OF THE FALLS COMPANY. MURRAY STREET WAS NAMED AFTER HIM. THE REVEREND WILLIAM LEEMING, WAS THE FIRST RECTOR OF ALL SAINTS. HOWEVER IT WAS HIS CURATE THE REV CHARLES LEYCESTER INGLES WHO OVERSAW THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH.

Architectural Notes

WILLIAM HAY A NOTABLE DESIGNER OF MANY CHURCHES IN TORONTO AND UPPER CANADA. HE WAS AN ARCHITECT OF ROMANTIC LEANINGS AND INCORPORTATED A NUMBER OF GOTHIC FEATURES INTO HIS BUILDINGS. ALL SAINTS HAS ELEMENTS OF AN ENGLISH RURAL PARISH CHURCH, WITH A MASSIVE SQUARE TOWER AND NARROW GOTHIC LANCET WINDOWS. THE BUILDER WAS WILLIAM RUSSELL A LOCAL CONTRACTOR WHO ALSO OWNED AND OPERATED A BREWERY IN DRUMMONDVILLE. THE CHURCH HAS A SMALL CHANCEL AT THE EAST END. THE WINDOWS HAVE FINISHED LIMESTONE SURROUNDS AND SMALL LIPSILLS.