| St. Thomas Anglican Church | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Town or city | Shanty Bay, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Construction started | 1838 |
| Completed | 1841 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Rammed earth, stuccoed over |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | unknown |
St. Thomas Anglican Church is an historic Gothic Revival style Anglican church building located at 28 Church Street, in Shanty Bay in the township of Oro-Medonte in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
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It was built of rammed earth or pisé de terre or simply pisé between and 1841 by local craftsmen. The axe marks on the hand hewn wooden forms used for the rammed earth are still visible.[1] Its steep pitched roof, lancet windows and entrance tower are typical of Gothic Revival churches. It was consecrated on February 27, 1842, and is still an active Anglican church.
The church construction was begun by Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. O'Brien, who also was the progenitor of Shanty Bay, the village the church is in. Lieutenant-Colonel O'Brien raised the 35'th Simcoe Foresters, who will later become the Grey and Simcoe Foresters. their guidon is displayed to the left of the main door, in the main area of the church.
The Rev. Janet Read-Hockin is the current rector. The church's burying ground is located on its right side. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The church is a provincial heritage site. To the left front of the church building there is a plaque erected by the Archealogical and Historic Sites Board of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario. [6]
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