Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1997.21.2 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Title |
Photograph, Reverend W.S. Ball, circa 1880 |
Date |
circa 1880 |
Year Range from |
1875 |
Year Range to |
1885 |
Description |
Black and white, sepia toned photograph of Reverend W.S. Ball, circa 1880. Photograph taken by Williard Marshall Photography. Photograph is mounted to a beige card. Photograph depicts the W.S. Ball from the torso up. Ball is wearing a gown with a long white collar and has side burns. |
Notes |
Historic Context - Chalmers Church When the first Knox Church on Yarmouth Street was sold to the Raymond Sewing Company, the congregation built a new structure at 55 Queen Street, where the cornerstone was laid in October 1868. By the early months of 1869 a portion of the congregation was looking to separate from the Knox Church. Records from the period do not explicitly explain why, however there is some mention that there was disagreement with Reverend W.S. Ball which may have divided the congregation. Ultimately, a fraction broke away and formed a second Presbyterian congregation as the Chalmers Church. The Church was named in honour of Thomas Chalmers, a luminary of the Free Church of Scotland. The Chalmers congregation held services at the Court House until the Chalmers Church building was built. The cornerstone was officially laid by Reverend D.H. MacVicar on 22 June 1870 with services first held in the new building on 17 December 1871. The building was designed by Toronto architect, Henry Langley, and cost $25,000 to construct. Chalmers Church was designed in a sophisticated Gothic style and constructed with imported grey limestone (rather than the warmer-toned stone available locally) in a deliberate attempt to distinguish the Chalmers Church from the newly opened Knox Church. In 1890, a pipe organ was purchased and installed into the Chalmers Church. The new instrument featured 900 pipes in total and was powered hydraulically by connection to the city waterworks. A significant addition was added, and the building was converted to electricity in 1896. Updated 2022 |
Photographer |
Marshall, Williard |
People |
Ball, W.S. (Rev.) Marshall, Williard |
Search Terms |
Day's Block King Edward Hotel Knox Presbyterian Church Marshall (W.) Photography Wyndham Street |
Subjects |
PHOTOGRAPHERS - MARSHALL RELIGION COSTUME - MALE |
Collection |
Photographs |