Picture Galleries
Some of the thousands of photos and images covering the history of All Saints Anglican Network. We have many more to process and add to this gallery, but would welcome contributions covering aspects of the life of St. John’s and other congregations in the Tamar region.
Former Mission House - Sister Shoobridge lived on the premises
Former Mission House - the chapel foundations may well be under this car park.
View of former Mission House from NW. The unfinished brickwork at the corner was presumably where the proposed chapel was to link on.
Sister Charlotte Shoobridge, who was the driving force behind St. John's Mission House in Canning St. Taken in her later years (d. 1925). Unclear whether taken at the Mission House in Canning St, but quite possible, as Sister Charlotte lived on site. Setting appears to be an outdoor covered area with a refectory table. Framed mount had caption, ?To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.? -
Sister Charlotte Shoobridge, who was the driving force behind St. John's Mission House in Canning St. From a framed montage of two photographs held in the St. John's history collection, with the caption - the mission work of Saint John?s Parish as a separate branch was started in 1893, during the incumbency of Canon Nugent Kelly, and was placed in charge of Sister Charlotte. Miss Griffiths at the same time associated herself with the work, and for 15 years the two laboured together there, 'all for love and nothing for reward' until Miss Griffiths ?fell asleep? in 1908. - See https://resources.allsaints.network/?page_id=564/ for further details about the mission.
Miss Griffiths was a worker at St. John's Mission House in Canning St. From a framed montage of two photographs held in the St. John's history collection, with the caption - the mission work of Saint John?s Parish as a separate branch was started in 1893, during the incumbency of Canon Nugent Kelly, and was placed in charge of Sister Charlotte. Miss Griffiths at the same time associated herself with the work, and for 15 years the two laboured together there, 'all for love and nothing for reward' until Miss Griffiths ?fell asleep? in 1908. - See https://resources.allsaints.network/?page_id=564/ for further details about the mission.
Former Mission House - the porch and main entrance are likely still as built in 1905
Former Mission House - east facade
The extension past the main entrance was the hall - renamed Shoobridge Hall after the death of Charlotte Shoobridge in 1925.
Foundation stone - laid on Empire Day, 24th May 1905 by the mayor of the time, J.W. Pepper Esq.
The former hall was converted to 2 levels of student accommodation, likely when the buildings were acquired by the Department of Education about 1960
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