Vancouver Island History
Esquimalt's St. Paul's Church
"Esquimalt Church and Royal Roads, B.C." from Picturesque Victoria, B.C., Vancouver Island, published by T.N. Hibben & Co. ca. 1900. (Author collection)
St. Paul's Church, Esquimalt, pictured here in its original location at the foot of Signal Hill, was built in 1866 but Anglican services were held before that in the little 1858 school building that once stood on the property. Even earlier Anglican services were conducted by Royal Navy chaplains aboard their ships for naval personnel and the growing population around Fort Victoria.
Known later as St. Paul's Naval and Garrison Church, the building was dismantled and moved up the hill to its present location, partly to escape from damaging reverberations of naval gunnery practice in the straits.
St. Paul's Church Then
and 2006 >>>
and 2016
now known as St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish
Photo by Toad Hollow Photography, see the whole set
see Toad Hollow's video celebrating St.Paul's 150th Anniversary with lots of historical images and information
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