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Professor Malcolm Thurlby. PhD, FRHist.S, FSA, teaches art and architectural history at York University, Toronto. His research focuses on Romanesque and Gothic architecture and sculpture in Europe, and 19th- and early 20th-century architecture in Canada. He concurs with John Medley (1804-92), Bishop of Fredericton and champion of the Gothic Revival in New Brunswick, that "some knowledge of Church Architecture ought, surely, to be a part of every liberal education."
Email: thurlby@sympatico.ca
St Paul's Anglican Church, Middleport at 150: Who was the Architect? - With careful analysis of several details of the church, it is possible to make a good case for an attribution to John Turner (1807-1887). Published October 25, 2018 in Architecture
Joseph Connolly's Masterpiece: The Basilica Of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph - he Church of Our Lady is magnificently located atop 'Catholic Hill' that dominates the city of Guelph to this day. Published September 25, 2015 in Architecture
St Paul's Anglican Church, Middleport, and Wooden Ecclesiology - The survival of St. Paul's, a wooden church built in the late 19th century, is quite remarkable and it is worth visiting for its expression of the ecclesiological principles of Anglican Church design. Published September 05, 2010 in Architecture
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Paris - This church, which stands at the southeast corner of Main and Washington Streets, is one of the most interesting 19th-century Gothic Revival churches in Ontario. Published July 23, 2010 in Architecture
St James's Anglican Church, Paris - This church demonstrates the change in the character of ecclesiastical Gothic architecture in the quarter century that elapsed between the construction of the nave and chancel. Published July 19, 2010 in Architecture
Paris Old Town Hall: What Future For This Internationally Significant Civic Gothic Revival Masterpiece? - Should the fate of this internationally significant building be left in the balance, or should all levels of government be pro-active in saving this jewel of our architectural heritage? Published July 27, 2009 in Architecture
19th-Century Churches in Hamilton: Barton Stone United Church and St Paul's Anglican Church, Glanford - The differences between Stone Church and St Paul's reflect differences between Presbyterian and Anglican worship in the mid-19th century. Published February 26, 2007 in Architecture
First-Rate Gothic: A Look at St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton - In October 2006, St Paul's celebrates the 100th anniversary of the installation of the chimes and the 35th anniversary of its chimer. Published September 20, 2006 in Architecture
More 19th Century Churches in Hamilton - This article explores St Peter's Anglican Church, Barton (1851-1922); Christ Church Anglican Cathedral; St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Centenary Wesleyan Methodist (United) Church; Christ Church Anglican, West Flamborough; and St Lawrence the Mart Published May 05, 2006 in Architecture
Two Churches by Joseph Connolly in Hamilton - For this year's annual Doors Open Hamilton, take the opportunity to learn about two nineteenth century Hamilton churches. Published April 21, 2006 in Architecture
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