CHURCHES OF
Nova Scotia
CHURCHES OF
Nova Scotia
Robert Tuck
Copyright © Robert Tuck, 2004
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Churches of Nova Scotia / Robert Tuck.
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1. Church buildings — Nova Scotia — History. 2. Church architecture — Nova Scotia — History. I. Title.
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To Catherine Elizabeth Greene, Church Youth Worker in Nova Scotia 1954–58
Table of Contents
Chapter One Saint Paul’s, Halifax: Victorian Georgian
Chapter Two St. Matthew’s, Halifax: Mather Church?
Chapter Three St. Mary’s, Auburn: Decency and Order
Chapter Four Barrington, Grand Pré, and North West: Meet for the Sabbath
Chapter Five The Round Church of Saint George, Halifax: Coming up Roses
Chapter Six Saint John’s, Lunenburg: South Shore Phoenix
Chapter Seven St. Mary’s Basilica, Halifax: Seeing God’s Word
Chapter Eight The Stirling Churches: Neo-Gothic Debutantes
Chapter Nine The Harris Churches: Voluptuous Victorians
Chapter Ten All Saints’ Cathedral, Halifax: Holy Hubris
Chapter Eleven Les Églises Acadiennes a Chéticamp et Claire: Gallic Grandeur
Chapter Twelve St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antigonish: Gaelic Grandeur
Chapter Thirteen Star of the Sea, Canso: Cradle of Co-op
Chapter Fourteen First United, Truro: Ironic Icon
Chapter Fifteen First Baptist, Halifax: Anglo-Cool?
Chapter Sixteen St. George’s Greek Orthodox, Halifax: The East Comes West
Vignettes: One: Crousetown Cathedral
Two: Unidentified Flying Object?
Three: Simon Gibbons’ Churches