Thorold in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

St. John The Evangelist

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 29, 2025

1. St. John The Evangelist Marker

Marker faces south toward Clairmont.

Inscription.
Cornerstone 1853
First Service September 1856
First Rector - Thomas Brock Fuller
Architect - Kivas Tulley

A community of faith
Sesquicentennial 2003

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 43° 7.426′ N, 79° 11.842′ W. Marker is in Thorold, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from the intersection of Clairmont Street and Carleton Street South, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Carleton Street S, Thorold ON L2V 1R5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L.G. Lorriman School

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 1883 (about 90 meters away); a different marker also named St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 1883 (about 120 meters away); Kennedy-Ward House c. 1854 (about 120 meters away); Moore-Lampman House C. 1853 (about 120 meters away); City Of Thorold War Memorial 1921 (about 150 meters away); National Peacekeepers’ Day (about 150 meters away); Canada’s Wartime Merchant Navy (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thorold.

St. John The Evangelist - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 29, 2025

2. St. John The Evangelist - Marker in context

Photo faces north-west. Marker is just right of a south-facing entrance, near the front of the church.

St. John The Evangelist Church - view from Carleton image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 29, 2025

3. St. John The Evangelist Church - view from Carleton

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.