An early-afternoon stop at Kingsley, Manitoba where I discovered a red brick school next door to a small country church and cemetery.
Brick schoolhouses are always a little special here in the prairie provinces...there aren't many of them. This one was built in 1907 and operated until 1968.
And as luck would have it, the school is being renovated to its former glory.
Near the school is the unassuming Kingsley United Church which dates back to 1882.
The interior is frugal...
...but the pews are rich in colour (and history).
One must have to stoop pretty low to "remove" a bible from a church.
Just a little north of the wood-frame church is the cemetery that is bordered with a post and chain fence.
There are well over one hundred burials here.
Information courtesy of the Manitoba Historical Society and Find A Grave.
Photographed on August 17, 2022.
Charming! Kingsley is one of the little places in Manitoba that I've never been to.
ReplyDeleteI think Kinsley is a place-name. Probably where people picked up their mail.
DeleteInteresting to see the close proximity of the church and the school. Can't imagine who would stoop so low as to steal a bible.
ReplyDeleteA church and school sharing the same yard is something I've seen only half a dozen times in my travels.
DeleteLove the church. Charming plain simple church.
ReplyDeleteA "country church."
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