Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
2014.046.001 |
Object Name |
Window |
Title |
Window Frame from the Leith Presbyterian Church |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1865 |
Year Range to |
1901 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Leith, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
Description |
Upper half of a large wooden church window frame. There are remnants of very crazed, flaking, pale green and white paint on the wood. The original glass panes are no longer extant. The panes have sixteen openings set four across and four down. It is vertical in orientation. See Related for its corresponding lower half. |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown, but made in Leith, Grey County. Dates to the 19th-century. Belonged to the Leith Presbyterian Church, which was built in 1864. It officially opened with its first service on Sunday, January 26, 1866. It became known as the Leith United Church in 1925. The church is considered one of the finest examples of pre-Confederation architecture in the Municipality of Meaford. It ceased being used as a preaching point in 1969, but over the years was used for weddings and concerts. It and its cemetery were designated as an Ontario Provincial Historic Heritage Site in 1992. Its address later became 419134, Tom Thomson Lane. In the late 20th-century, the building was restored and the original windows were replaced with replicas. Last owned by Donna McKay-Mills of Owen Sound, Grey County. She purchased them at an auction, as her McKay ancestors lived in Leith. Her father grew up in Leith, and is buried in the churchyard. |
Collection |
Architectural Items Collection |
Material |
Wood/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-61.496 W-46.063 D-1.89 inches |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Thomson, John Thomson, Tom Lang, William (Dr.) Ainslie, Adam Ainslie, Isabella Rixon, Henry Rixon, Helen Rixon, Eleanor Lang, Christopher M. (Dr.) Hunter, Alexander (Rev.) Fraser, Dr. J. B. McKay, Hugh Ross, John Henry, Minnie McKay, Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay-Mills, Donna McKay, James Wesley (Wes) McKay, Kenneth Russell McKay, Olive Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford, Catherine Rutherford, Kate McGregor Rutherford, Thomas J. |
Subjects |
Churches Windows Presbyterian churches |
Search Terms |
Presbyterian Leith United Church (former Leith Presbyterian Church) Sydenham Township Leith (Village and area of) |