Toronto's Historical Plaques
Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Little Trinity Church
This 163 year old (as of 2007) church on the south-west corner of King Street East and Trinity Street has an Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario plaque attached to a stone on its grounds. The plaque says:
Founded in 1842, this is the oldest surviving church in the city of Toronto. Under the patronage of the Right Reverend John Strachan, first Anglican Bishop of Toronto, funds were raised to start construction in 1843. Its first rector was the Rev. W.H. Ripley, and regular services commenced on February 18, 1844. Attended largely by industrial workers, it was known as "The Poor Man's Church", although such prominent citizens as William Gooderham, James Worts, Joseph Shuter, William Cawthra and Alexander Dixon were associated with the church in its early days. Gutted by fire in 1961, it has been restored to its early proportions and is a good example of early Gothic Revival architecture.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.653256 -79.362091
Photo by Alan L Brown - March 2004
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Posted September 5, 2008
My deceased paremts, Maud Snooks and Charles Edwin Tassie were married in Little Trinity Church in Toronto, Ontario in September, the year 1915. I understand there had been a fire and that the records were destroyed. Is there any way that I can obtain any informtion at all?
Thanking you in advance,
Mrs. Jean Salmon salmbj@shaw.ca
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