Sunday, September 13, 2009


One of the highlights here in Meaford are the special and unique memorial windows at the Christ Anglican Church. While the church itself isn't distinctive, the windows are really special.


They were the inspiration of the Reverend Harold Appleyard, Rector of the Parish during World War 2. Harold Appleyard, on leave from the parish, served as a Military Chaplain during the war years in Europe. He noticed shards of broken stained glass around bombed out churches, particularly in England. He gathered fragments of the glass in an ammo can and received permission from local church authorities to have the glass leaded and returned to Christ Church in Meaford as a memorial for Canadian men and women who served overseas. The fragments were formed into four windows and are the reason many visitors come to Christ Church. These two windows are in the main church and the other two are in a small chapel.