The Great Canadian churches thread - Page 10

logan5 · #**181** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 1:44 AM**

That's perfect. For church's, less is more.

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Here's Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria:

http://gothicsummit.blogspot.ca/2010...cathedral.html

MolsonExport · #**182** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 1:49 AM**

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Is the red the only problem here?

Shit, i went to that church for years. My little brother was baptized here. St. Edmund's of Canterbury (Catholic). Beaconsfield, QC.

MolsonExport · #**183** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 1:49 AM**

that Victoria Church is stunning.

RueBulmer · #**184** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 2:31 AM**

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Shit, i went to that church for years. My little brother was baptized here. St. Edmund's of Canterbury (Catholic). Beaconsfield, QC.

Yes!

Was it always so red? I don't remember it that way.

I've never been inside the actual chapel but I think I was in the basement for some Cub Scout thing. For some reason I had it confused with St. John Fisher in Ponte Claire.

And then there's St. Jean de Brebeuf in Lasalle.

someone123 · #**185** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 2:56 AM**

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That's perfect. For church's, less is more.

It's Anglican rather than Catholic. The Anglican churches tend to be a bit more understated but they are still impressive buildings. I often like the simpler architecture more; the same goes for classical Georgian buildings compared to gaudier Victorians. Buildings from 1810 can even feel more modern than buildings from 1890.

I was going to say earlier that Victoria's cathedral is almost the opposite of the one in Halifax. They are both pretty similar but the one in Victoria has a much nicer facade and a better location, so it looks much more impressive in person from the outside.

RueBulmer · #**186** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 3:01 AM**

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It's Anglican rather than Catholic. The Anglican churches tend to be a bit more understated but they are still impressive buildings. I often like the simpler architecture more; the same goes for classical Georgian buildings compared to gaudier Victorians. Buildings from 1810 can even feel more modern than buildings from 1890.

I was going to say earlier that Victoria's cathedral is almost the opposite of the one in Halifax. They are both pretty similar but the one in Victoria has a much nicer facade and a better location, so it looks much more impressive in person from the outside.

Yes. Understated on the inside but still very strong and gothic on the outside.

Andy6 · #**187** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 4:10 AM**

Here's a postcard image of Christ Church Victoria under construction in 1928, from my collection. This postcard was sold to local schoolchildren as a fundraiser:

6648. [Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, B.C.] par wintorbos, on ipernity

I have hundreds of Canadian church postcards but the ones I like best are the simple Methodist and Presbyterian churches on the Prairies. Here is one showing the church district of Carstairs, Alta., including a like-minded Catholic church:

4302. Carstairs, Alta. - Presbyterian, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches par wintorbos, on ipernity

A jolly "multiview" entitled "Higher Life - Vegreville, Alberta":

4292. The Higher Life - Vegreville, Alberta par wintorbos, on ipernity

Presbyterian Church, Lauder, Man., c. 1908:

Presbyterian Church, Lauder, Man. par wintorbos, on ipernity

Interior images of small Protestant churches are less common but often very evocative.

The interior of St. Mark's, Hardisty (Alberta), decked out for the wedding of the recipient in 1914:

4300. St. Mark's Church, Hardisty, Alberta. par wintorbos, on ipernity

Interior of the Methodist church at Mather, Man., c. 1908:

4670. Methodist Church, Mather par wintorbos, on ipernity

Interior of the long-forgotten St. Cuthbert's in the Winnipeg suburb of Elmwood, 1913:

4815. [St. Cuthbert's Church, Elmwood -- interior] par wintorbos, on ipernity

This in comparison with the exuberance of the Roman Catholics of St-Sauveur, Quebec City:

4324. Que Votre Regne Arrive - Saint-Sauveur de Québec par wintorbos, on ipernity

Or the oddness of the sects that proliferated in southern Ontario and the U.S. in the 1800s, as exemplified by David's Temple, home of the "Children of Peace" in Sharon, Ontario:

4701. David's Temple, Sharon par wintorbos, on ipernity

Churches are interesting.

Jeff · #**188** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 6:05 AM**

I love the examples of the new churches built into industrial areas.. seems fitting to be located beside a truck depot, a pipe vac outfit and a humpty's restaurant for the solace you should receive these days haha! Winnipeg has its biggest churches in industrial parks now... meaning u must drive an escalade or a Yukon to be accepted. and I wish I was kidding.

eemy · #**189** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 11:36 AM**

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Cathedral to Breakfast?

MolsonExport · #**190** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 10:33 PM**

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Yes!

Was it always so red? I don't remember it that way.

I've never been inside the actual chapel but I think I was in the basement for some Cub Scout thing. For some reason I had it confused with St. John Fisher in Ponte Claire.

And then there's St. Jean de Brebeuf in Lasalle.

No it definitely had a paint job. It was stained-wood brown, as I recall, in my younger days. I worked at the nearby McShitties for years (back in the 80s)...we would get monumental "church rushes" every time mass let out.

wg_flamip · #**191** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

It's Anglican rather than Catholic. The Anglican churches tend to be a bit more understated but they are still impressive buildings. I often like the simpler architecture more; the same goes for classical Georgian buildings compared to gaudier Victorians. Buildings from 1810 can even feel more modern than buildings from 1890.

I was going to say earlier that Victoria's cathedral is almost the opposite of the one in Halifax. They are both pretty similar but the one in Victoria has a much nicer facade and a better location, so it looks much more impressive in person from the outside.

One of my favourite churches in Toronto is the rather ornate St. Anne's Anglican (built 1907-8). It's a unique building; there aren't many Byzantine Revival Anglican churches (certainly not in Canada), and the spectacular murals inside were done by J.E.H. MacDonald, F. H. Varley and Frank Carmichael of the Group of Seven - the only known religious artwork done by members of the Group.

DSE_3606 by Chris Robart, on flickr

ma_noel · #**192** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 7:21 PM**

Église St-Martin de Riviere-Au-Renard (village near Gaspe), built in the 1950's:

Église St-Martin de Rivière-au-Renard by MA Noel, on Flickr

Martin Mtl · #**193** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 10:43 PM**

Église Saint-Vincent-Ferrier (Villeray, Montreal)
Build in 1931.

http://websta.me/p/1116058592722401147_6763948

http://websta.me/p/1126974869891676514_181983037

http://websta.me/p/1220550609473984197_197881364

http://websta.me/p/1108126359672289444_8420221

O-tacular · #**194** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 11:32 PM**

I don't think there's another city in North America that has as many over the top ornamented churches as Montreal. Not even NYC. Not sure about Mexico City but I'm doubtful.

O-tacular · #**195** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 11:33 PM**

What really surprises me with so many of these cathedrals is that many were built in the last century. Some look like they could have been built 300 years ago.

GreaterMontréal · #**196** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 11:53 PM**

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I don't think there's another city in North America that has as many over the top ornamented churches as Montreal. Not even NYC. Not sure about Mexico City but I'm doubtful.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville_aux_cent_clochers