The original Zion school and chapel was opened in 1847. It consisted of two storeys with the chapel above the school and was enlarged in 1859.
The large building on Peel Street, pictured above, was opened in April 1899. One hundred years later it was replaced by the modern new Zion Church which opened in 2000.
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It looks a beautiful building - by replaced I assume you mean demolished and rebuilt - what a shame! (I didn't click on the link but will now.)
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Gary
Bodge's Bulletin
Just back from the link and I have to say I prefer the draughty old building to the steel shuttered replacement!!
ReplyDeleteI love historical pictures like these ...!
ReplyDeleteI love old pictures, and of course that goes to say, black and white! A sense of history is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the old structure is n longer. I like the older one better than the new.
ReplyDeleteI agree the old one had a certain je ne sais quoi - I love the historical old buildings. But the new one is still brick, which I love about English buildings. You don't see that here in western Canada.
ReplyDeleteI remember the old one very well Gereld... I did some courting around there at one time.. :O)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great choice for Z. Some of these Z's slip my mind!
ReplyDeleteWonderful Z post.
ReplyDeleteWonderful black and white photos. Or should I say "grey scale" in deference to computereze?
ReplyDeleteGreat Z-photos and choice!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really nice, historic post, Gerald. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteGreat Z post and pictures.
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This would have been so easy in Wales. Zions galore.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have visited your other blogs, I don't know that I have stopped by Old Hyde before. What a fascinating idea--which I wouldn't be able to do for lack of old photos. I do, from time to time, post a scan of one of my dad's snapshots from the '20s and early '30s.
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