Diocesan Archives

All Saints Westboro Ottawa

Glenn J Lockwood November 1, 2022

There could be no more appropriate image to illustrate church architecture in the Diocese of Ottawa in the 1950s than this one. If the house ...

What is the name of this place?

Glenn J Lockwood October 1, 2022

Here we view a classic shot by photographer William James Topley of a significant Anglican house of worship in Canada’s capital. Its name? It all ...

Saint George, Thorne Centre

Glenn J Lockwood May 1, 2022

Here we see Saint George’s, Thorne Centre, as photographed by Brian Glenn on 19 October 2011. There is more than meets the eye here, making ...

Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa

Glenn J Lockwood April 1, 2022

Here, courtesy of a photographer who stepped in to document the Easter decorations at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa 113 years ago, we see the original ...

Saint Paul, Osgoode Station

Glenn J Lockwood March 1, 2022

Dificulties of Definition This postcard from circa 1910 is the only known visual record of the first Saint Paul’s Church, Osgoode. Our momentary impression ...

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Saint Mark, Pakenham

Glenn J Lockwood February 1, 2022

Saint Mark’s Church at Pakenham, it could be argued, is the chameleon of churches in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. From the top of the ...

Church of the Good Shepherd Plantagenet

Glenn J Lockwood January 1, 2022

Such was the verticality of the design of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Plantagenet, shown here, that the length of this frame house of ...

Saint John, VanKleek Hill

Glenn J Lockwood December 1, 2021

What are we to make of Saint John’s Church, VanKleek Hill? It is one of those rare houses of worship that defies all the categories ...

Saint Anthony, Whitney

Glenn J Lockwood November 1, 2021

Saint Anthony as patron for this church stands out among Anglican patron saints. If there is a simple explanation, there may be a more complicated ...