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St. George's Anglican Church (Fort Langley)

St. George’s Anglican Church is a historic church in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1901, it is a municipally recognized heritage site listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places and remains an active place of worship.

History

St. George’s Anglican congregation traces its origins to 1859 in Derby, before relocating to Fort Langley. The current church was constructed in 1901 on land sold by Alexander Mavis for $50. The small Carpenter Gothic-style structure, featuring a steep gabled roof and tall pointed windows, remains a significant landmark.

Architecture

St. George’s Church exemplifies Carpenter Gothic architecture, characterized by:

  • Steep gabled roof
  • Pointed-arch windows
  • Small bell tower (added in 1914)
  • Gable screens and drilled rafter ends

The interior showcases herringbone-patterned tongue-and-groove fir paneling and retains original wooden pews and altar rails from 1909. The church houses nine memorial stained-glass windows, installed between 1912 and 2006.

Notable features

  • Kanaka Cross – An iron cross originally marking the graves of Hawaiian Hudson’s Bay Company workers, later mounted on the church.
  • Stained-glass windows – A collection among the finest in the Fraser Valley.

Heritage designation

St. George’s is a municipally designated heritage site and sits adjacent to the Hudson’s Bay Company historic cemetery, one of the oldest European burial sites in Langley Township.

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