Rev. John Sheepshanks - Record Detail
Rev. John Sheepshanks. - [ca. 1864].
| Part Of: | NWPL heritage collection - Photos [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Item No. |
1660 |
| Date Range |
[ca. 1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph is a portrait of Rev. John Sheepshanks, D.D. Bishop of Norwich. The First Rector of Holy Trinity, 1859-1866. He arrived in New Westminster in August 1859. Sheepshanks borrowed 1,000 pounds from friends in England, held a land-clearing bee, and laid the foundation for Holy Trinity Church in 1860. This church eventually burned in 1865 while Sheepshanks was soliciting funds in England for the church. He returned to New Westminster in April 1866, with funds he had collected for the church totaling 1,200 pounds. While planning the new church he was forced to resign due to the failing health of his aging parents. On his way back to England he crossed Northern China, 700 miles of Gobi Desert, through Siberian wilderness, over the Ural Mountains, and to Moscow. He traveled on foot and unarmed, and returned to England in 1867. In 1868 he became Vicar of Bolton, Yorkshire. In 1870 he married Miss Margaret Ryott. They had 13 children. In 1873 he was made Vicar of St. Mary's Anfield, Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool. In June 1893 he was consecrated Bishop of Norwich. He resigned in 1909 and died on June 3, 1912 at 78.
In this photograph Sheepshanks re-creates his Fraser River experiences for a London photographer.
The small photograph was taken in 1908 when Sheepshanks was the Bishop of Norwich. |
| Subject Access |
People - Identified |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) |
| Record ID |
98781 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |