TOURS & BOOKS

Written by Jane Lovell & Diane Berlet            Photography by David Clendenning

St. Alban’s, an historic Gothic Revival limestone Church for 128 years, has 21 memorial stained glass windows. Built, starting in 1884 (and opened in 1890), to mark the centennial of the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists at Adolphustown, in what had become Ontario, the church was designed to be fitted with windows honouring the Loyalist pioneers. Five memorial windows were in place when the church opened, with the additional 16 added one at a time over the next 120 years.

Illustrated with over 90 brilliantly coloured photographs, this book examines the windows of St. Alban's from a number of perspectives, including the techniques and stained glass studios employed in their creation and the symbolism embodied in the images portrayed. The stories behind the people memorialized in the windows and those who commissioned the work serve to chronicle the lives of the Loyalist and other pioneer families who were instrumental in developing the region, many of whom still reside in the community.

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Written by Diane Berlet            Photography by Graem Coles

This is the story of the construction of St. Alban’s, a beautiful Gothic Revival stone Church, in Adolphustown, Ontario. The cornerstone for this Memorial Church was laid in 1884 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing of the United Empire Loyalists at Adolphustown.

To fund the building of St. Alban’s rare encaustic Minton memorial tiles were purchased by UEL descendants to honour their Loyalist ancestors. This book describes the ordering and making of these commemorative tiles in colourful detail.

Photographs and accompanying short biographies of each individual highlight common themes of refugees everywhere throughout time: dislocation, courage, resilience and endurance. The 64 tile frieze summarizes the lives of many of Upper Canada’s founders who established the values and traditions of their fledgling new country.

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