Castries, Saint Lucia — Caribbean Region (Lesser Antilles)

Holy Trinity Anglican Church Foundation Stone

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 1, 2018

1. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Foundation Stone Marker

Inscription.
This Stone
was laid to the glory of God
by His Excellency
Sir Charles Bruce. K.C.M.G.
Governor of the Windward Islands
on Nov. 25th 1894

Rev J.R. Bascom. Incumbent.
S.T. Wenborn. Architect.

Erected 1894.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1894.

Location. 14° 0.69′ N, 60° 59.227′ W. Marker is in Castries. Marker is on Trinity Church Road just east of Darling Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Free French World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Eugene Gabriel de la Croix, Marquis de Castries (within shouting distance of this marker); Simon Bolivar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jean Baptiste Bideau (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Sir John George Melvin Compton (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The “Cannon” at Walcott Place (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Derek Walcott Square (approx. half a kilometer away); Hon. Derek Alton Walcott (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castries.

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The marker mentions that the Governor of the Windward Islands set the church's foundation stone. The British Windward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados (the seat of the governor until 1885, when it returned to its former status of a completely separate colony), Tobago (until 1889, when it was joined to Trinidad), and (from 1940) Dominica, previously included in the British Leeward Islands.

The colony was known as the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1871 to June 1956, and then as the Territory of the Windward Islands until its dissolution in 1960.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 1, 2018

2. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Foundation Stone Marker

The marker is at the southeast corner of the church.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 1, 2018

3. Holy Trinity Anglican Church

The front of the church faces west and the rest of downtown Castries.

A gravestone in the church's small cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 1, 2018

4. A gravestone in the church's small cemetery

Directly west of the front of the church is a small cemetery, mostly of church officials. This gravestone is one of the oldest and reads:

Sacred to the Memory of
Baptist Looby
who died on
the 7th Oct 1837
Aged 64 Years.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 1, 2018

5. Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Marker

The marker is far to the right in this view of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church of Castries.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.