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‘ REFLECTI'EWS ” ()F Walkerton’s Past ‘ RY The Cordwaifier The. Church That Became A Factory The Chureh ol England wat- shippers [nnw Anglican] wera probably the firs! seNlers here |u esiabllsh a regular worship servicea T‘Ie firs! semen were held m Joseph Walker’s Tavern. In M58, Thomas Todd gave lhern land cm which h, area a church. This was on Willoughr by’s hill [close In where the waler tower is now]. There was already an Angllcan cam. my on vhe hill and a church wa> soon lcmll‘ nearby Unlor- lunalely, lhe foundavlon was found In be deladive, ea me church was never used. Abaul IBM a red hrirh (hurch was built al' the earner \, Szofl and Péler Shes“ aeph Walker, who was lrymg fionrrdrlxc me Mm, damned lmld Fn. sud! an early dale, me chnreh was large, and bezamo even larger when an addiuon was added lever. ln I909 a m... mm, Ray, Perduc came. He was so en- lhussd abcul bullding a new :hurzh ma! by lVll he Hid rnrsed enuugh Funds m praceed; and rho present beautiful church was erecled on Hm corner of Colborne and Jane Streak Yhe old churzh was vacated Fur a few years lhe amply church was used by a saddlcmaker. Then, m m9 rm- emp'v church found a use, 7 Carl C Larson Srr and Frank Clark from Wuucsvock warned vo esva- blush a melal sramprng mdus- "y, and lound lhe empty church a good ula:9 lo nan. A shnrr llmc lam Farquahar I V .a; h firm i “at-WI- .w I“ at“: Larsen & Shaw, Furniture Hardware Factory, Walkerton in 1939. The old Anglican Church can plainly be seen engulfed by the Factory. Old St. Thomas’ ('hurcll. Wulkeflon. Ont. Picture. courtesy of Andy McTavish.