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St. George’s Anglican Church – Downtown Montréal
Oh look, another church 😀
What can I say? It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you’re looking for classic architecture and beautiful doors, then places of worship will rarely disappoint.
At the beginning of last month I showed you one of downtown Montreal’s grand Catholic cathedrals: Mary, Queen of the World.
One block west and one block south of there you’ll find the somewhat more modest St. George’s Anglican church.
The parish of St. George’s was founded in 1842 and the current church was built in 1869 to accommodate the overflow from the growing Anglican community of nearby Christ Church Cathedral… and yes, I’ll have to get over to explore that one soon too 😉
It’s not often that I find a church that has so many different coloured doors, but for whatever reason St. George’s is one of those cases.
As you’ll see from the following pics there are natural wood coloured doors, plus green, grey, red, and blue ones as well.
Perhaps the caretaker was trying to use up some leftover paint and didn’t have enough of one colour to go around?
Though main doors were open there seemed to be a flurry of activity from workmen inside, so I decided that rather than being in the way, I’d save further indoor exploration for another time.
Hard to believe that all of these are from different parts of the same building isn’t it?
As I stood on the front steps getting ready to leave I turned around and noticed another one of the city’s architectural treasures, Windsor Station.
Built by Canadian Pacific Railways it was once one of the busiest railway terminals in Canada, but no more.
Considering it sits on some prime downtown real estate today this majestic beauty from the 1880’s probably owes its continued existence to its protected official heritage building status – otherwise it would have been torn down in favor of an office tower or a condo project decades ago.
No longer serving as an active railway terminal, today the building houses a shopping complex, offices, condos and a hotel.
It also serves as an access point to one of the city’s Metro subway stations and suburban commuter rail lines.
I walked across the street to have a closer look hoping for some nice door discoveries. Unfortunately this was as pretty as they got – with the rest being all modern steel and glass monstrosities 😦
No big deal I guess, because thanks to St. George’s, these would have only been bonus doors anyway 🙂
As always I thank you for looking.
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To see a church tucked into a cityscape is always remarkable, Norm. I don’t suppose my first comment was place in awaiting approval? I feel bad sometimes I get a complete response written, press post comment and then circle back at another time.
Anyway, I liked the way the arches are peaked and layered in the green door’s framework. I like the black hinges on the green door. The windows in this section are pretty and make it a “stand out” in my opinion. 🙂
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Thanks Robin. I don’t know what might have happened with your original comment, there’s nothing in my pending or spam folder…strange 😏
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No worries but thank you for looking, Norm.
Funny thing is I wrote about this door and maybe just didn’t wait on my cell phone to “send” my comment (?) Obviously it was my fault! I liked this post a lot and now you know I do. 🙂
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That’s a beautiful church and pretty doors.
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That is an interesting mix of door colors for a church. They all are set off well with the stonework, but my favorite is the bluish-gray with the iron hinge work.
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This is a must see when visiting Montreal. Love the different colours on the doors. Beautiful photos again, Norm.
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Thank you Dina 🙂
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Beautiful doors, Norm. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Very beautiful doors today. I finish up my doors from Key West.
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Thank you Charles 🙂
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Lovely colorful doors! 🙂
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Thanks Angela 🙂
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Two stunning buildings, the church doors look great in their various colours. :>)
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Thank you!
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Fabulous photos Norman, sorry I have not been contributing of late , I will be again soon!
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Thank you. No apologies needed. Aside from Thursdays I haven’t been around much these days myself.
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🙂
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I rather like the eclectic mix of doors on St George 🙂 The gray one looks a bit out of place though … the barred window looks more appropriate on a jail than on a church.
But Windsor Station! Like! The triple peaked arches are distinctive … even if the doors aren’t.
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I know what you mean on that gray one. Looks like a quick repair job after a break-in.
Windsor Station is quite majestic, at least on the outside. When the re-did the inside about 15 years ago they made it look too modern for my taste: too much steel and glass. Still a great place to visit for architecture fans.
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Thank goodness for preservation societies!
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I have to say that when it comes to preservation, they do a pretty good job here.
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love the idea of different colored doors on the cgurch – maybe the ‘committee’ couldn’t decide. 😉
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You may have something there 😀
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Wow – envious at the church you found, what a beauty! And all these doors – incredible, and impossible to chose a favorite!! I know I still left your last comment of last week unanswered, but it’s because I’m still chewing on it:)
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No worries – it’s only blogging. Not every comment needs to be answered immediately 😉
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What an excellent post! The funniest thing was that just as I was thinking how surprising that all those doors were from the same building you said the same thing! The arches framing that first door are just breathtaking! I have to get back to Montreal. I was only there for part of a day, but I got a wonderful abundance of photos, including one of my favorite signs. I will post that picture one of these days and let you know. 😉
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Thanks Jeanette. Part of a day is not nearly enough time to explore – you’ll have to come back for sure 😀
Do let me know when you post your sign pic – you have me somewhat intrigued.
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Great post! Love this one.
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Thank you 🙂
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You are welcome!
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I love all those arches, Norm. I’m fascinated that one building can have so many different colour doors.
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Thanks Jean. I really do think that maybe the caretaker just wanted to use up some of his old paint but didn’t have enough to go around 😉
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Lovely. The stone is grand, of course — those details up the tower! I really love the blue with the metalwork and rosettes, but they’re all, every color, great doors!
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Thanks Joey, I thought it was pretty special too 🙂
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A colourful church I suspect! Have to say, my favourite is definitely the Robin Egg blue one with the black ornate hinges. With the snow covering the steps, it doesn’t look like it’s used often, which makes it all the more interesting!
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Thanks Lynn – those are my favourites as well 🙂
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I absolutely adore the different coloured Church doors! This is another stop on my bucket list for when I visit Montreal.
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And it’s close enough to Old Montreal to squeeze it all into one walking tour 🙂
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I’m a wee li’l bit blue/green colorblind, so I don’t know what color those blue or green or blue/green or green/blue doors toward the bottom are, but I especially like those, most especially the one with the heavy hardware. And the arches in front of the station are majestic! What a magnificent variety!
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Thanks Marian. Yes those colors are a little tricky. It almost depends on how they’re lit – the color can change…but they sure are pretty 🙂
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Love the old churches !! nice photos
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Thanks. There’s just so much to admire in the old buildings 🙂
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I thing the green (?) arched doors near the bottom are the best. I love stone, but I really like they way they arched the operable portion of the door as well as the upper portion. The setting of this church is remarkably similar to the setting of an Episcopal cathedral in Hartford. I’ve been meaning to get some photos of that church for a long time. Maybe this will serve as inspiration.
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Thanks Dan. It really is an odd setting. Old buildings surrounded by shiny modern office towers…anchors to the past, I like to think. I’d love to the one in Hartford 🙂
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Impressive doors but also the architecture is stunning.
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I agree – they sure don’t build’em like that anymore 🙂
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Staid and majestic doors, Norm. As usual. In stark contrast to my crumbling, rotting, wrecked doors from Old Delhi. I have some more coming up in weeks to come from the Red Fort which are splendid.
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Thank you Ian. I’m looking forward to seeing those Red Fort shots 🙂
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OK I’ll bring them forward to next week
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I agree that churches, at least the ones of similar style to this, have wonderful doors. Our very small, modern church has prosaic doors, but as it’s what’s inside that matters, I can live with that. 🙂 I love the warm feeling of that fourth shot, but what a plethora of paint was used on these doors.
janet
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I agree Janet, it’s what’s inside that counts most. Applies to people as well as churches too 😉
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True.
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I have never seen a beautiful church with a rainbow of doors, but these are beautiful soft shades of color. Lovely. 🙂 I thought of you this week, Norm, when I saw an Ontario license plate here in the parking lot that said “Ifreeze.” 🙂
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Thanks Judy. Freeze is right. It was -18C (-1F) this morning. Spring can’t get here fast enough.
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I am glad this beautiful building is protected – it would be a shame to see it destroyed.
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I agree Colline. I have to give local governments credit, they do a pretty good job of protecting important heritage buildings here 🙂
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Lovely church doors, I especially love the greeny/blue pointed ones, the solid construction of church doors and arches always fascinates me. Windsor Station is rather grand too, thank you for another door trip in Montreal ( it looks cold!).
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Thanks Vicky. Yes it is cold at the moment. We woke to -18C this morning and it will stay in that range until late Sunday. Hard to believe it sometimes but spring is not that far off 🙂
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Please send some cold weather and snow over to Norway, we could do with a real winter. 🙂
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Church doors are always wonderful aren’t they ☺
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They are indeed – thanks Becky 🙂
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