Cottle Church

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The Cottle Church was an Anglican Church on the island of Nevis. It was built by Thomas Cottle, a Nevisian lawyer. Ground was broken in 1822 and the church was finally finished in 1824, after a severe economic depression. The Cottle Church was opened to the public on May 5, 1824. With the opening of the church, it became the first church on the whole island of Nevis to allow all people to come and worship; this included slaves. The first Reverend of the Cottle Church was Rev. Daniel Davis. After Thomas Cottle's death in 1828, the church fell into disuse. It was then rebuilt by Governor Sir Graham Briggs in the late 19^th century. But because of the population decline on the island, the Cottle Church again fell into ruins at the turn of the 20^th century. Today it is now being preserved and can be seen by the public.