A Brief History of the Parish of St George
Written by Dr Henry Roper
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Originally perfectly round, a porch and chancel were added between 1822-1827, creating a structure, which, despite later alterations and additions, closely resembled what the visitor sees today. St. George's became the second Halifax parish in 1827. Happily the first St. George's, the Little Dutch Church, continued to be used for occasional services and also as a school. During much of the nineteenth century St. George's was a centre of the evangelical wing of the Church of England under the leadership of Robert Fitzgerald Uniacke, rector from 1825 to 1870. Uniacke's energy and drive led to the creation of church schools for the poor, many other philanthropic activities and the foundation of two daughter churches within the boundaries of the parish, St. Mark's and St. John's, later to become parish churches themselves. next |
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To meet this need the congregation, with the support of the British government, embarked on the construction of a second St. George's in 1800. Its circular Palladian design, like that of Halifax' Town Clock, was a product of the architectural taste of Edward, Duke of Kent, commander of the forces in Nova Scotia and son of George III, who played an active role in the planning of the new building.