South Granville Presbyterian Church - recent article

     I recently received this article from a friend - it's undated.  The article tells the story about the little church on the Smith Road.  The article comes from "The County Line Courier" - a community newspaper from the Kensington area.  Here's a link: http://issuu.com/countylinecourier

Here's two previous posts about this church...

http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2013/09/south-granville-presbyterian-church.html

http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2015/02/south-granville-presbyterian-church.html

I took this photo of South Granville Presbyterian Church in the Summer of 2014.

South Granville Presbyterian Church

     I was up by this church on the Smith Road in South Granville on Sunday afternoon just after a snow and ice storm.  Here's a few photos!  
     See also previous post on this blog:  http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2013/09/south-granville-presbyterian-church.html

    They've had many problems with vandalism and break-ins at this remote location.  The only thing you can see in all directions is clay roads and trees - a prime target for thieves and vandals.  Last fall, following their annual summer service, they boarded up the windows and posted a website link on the end of the building - here's the link.  

www.SouthGranvilleCemetery.webs.com

    Also on this website you can see recent photos of exterior and interior.

www.SouthGranvilleCemetery.webs.com

    Also on the website link above you can see photos of the exterior and interior from 2012 and 2013.

South Granville Presbyterian Church

     I drive up and down this road all the time and always  say to myself, "you should stop and  photograph the little South Granville Church sometime, soon!"   So, the other evening I stopped and took the following photos.

     Above/Below:  As you drive north on Smith Road (Route 230) - you can see the peak of South Granville church up ahead to the left of the intersection.

 The little church is located at the corner of Smith Road and Adams Road (Route 231).

     This old church is located at the cross roads of two country clay roads with not a building to be seen in all directions - so when the TV series, Emily of New Moon went looking for a site to do some filming, they came here - it can be seen in Seasons I and II.

     I can't determine any more information on the church right now.  It was likely built in the mid-1800's - a very simple structure.

     Just as I was ready to leave the sky became magnificent - I stayed and took photos around the church again as the sun went down behind the trees and the sky lit up with colours.

     Below: this photo was taken on the Adams Road looking east towards the church and intersection.  Arnold Smith tells me he went to a one-room school across the road from the church.  The South Granville School was located on the southwest corner of the intersection with a horse barn across the road on the southeast corner.  He said the original school was beside the horse barn and when they building the new school (c.1930s), with a 4-sided hip roof, they went across the road to build it.

     I found this reference by a family connected to the church http://brikwall.com/about-me.html