Christ Church

A very prominent landmark, the church at the corner of Queen and Elizabeth Streets has its roots deep in the history Brampton. Constructed by local craftsmen, the cornerstone was laid in 1875 and the church dedicated in 1876. Christ Church is the third home of the Anglican Community in Brampton, succeeding a previous building on Joseph Street which, in turn, had replaced an earlier timber frame structure on John Street near Chapel Street. The Parish is considered to have been established in 1851 by the appointment of the Reverend William Guise Tucker. In 1884 the Episcopal, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist Churches joined to form the Methodist Church of Canada and the Methodist Episcopal Church was dissolved. In the same year the Church of England purchased the building at the corner of Queen and Elizabeth Streets from the surviving trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church and converted it to suit Anglican worship needs. Having played an important role in the histories of two denominations in Brampton, this church has a special significance to a great many of Brampton’s residents.

The Church is a rectangular building of red brick with contrasting buff brick buttresses and cut freestone caps. The main body is made up of five bays, each with a tall lancet window between the buttresses. The west end has a bell tower with a steeple. The west face of the tower contains the main door into the church surmounted by a tall pointed Gothic window. The chancel at the east end of the church was added in 1884 and at the east end of the chancel one can see the memorial window which was placed in the old church on Joseph Street in 1871 which was moved to the new church with the congregation in 1884.