The Friends of Beaverdams Church are delighted that long-time Thorold resident, J. Alan Daniels of Dandesign 2002 Inc. has offered to build a replica of the church. Scaled 1:24, the model presents a near perfect reproduction of the church interior as it would have appeared before 1879. After that, the original auditorium was divided into two storeys by means of the placement of a ceiling at the level of the gallery floor. Similarly, the exterior will include an authentic iteration of the weatherboard siding and original cedar roofing shakes.
It is the goal of the Friends to restore the church to its pre-1879 iteration.
The following sequence of photos illustrates the development of the model to date.
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(All images are courtesy of J. Alan Daniels, Dandesign 2002 Inc.)
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Frame of the building, exterior view
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Building the frame of the model (courtesy of J. Alan Daniels, Dandesign 2002 Inc.)
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Northwest view showing the floor boards
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Construction of barrel vaulted ceiling
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Looking toward the entrance with a view of the elliptical barrel vaulted ceiling
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View from above looking into the east gallery
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View from the rear into the east gallery
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Detail of façade
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Exterior view from south
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- Frame of the building, exterior view
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- Building the frame of the model (courtesy of J. Alan Daniels, Dandesign 2002 Inc.)
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- Northwest view showing the floor boards
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- Construction of barrel vaulted ceiling
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- Looking toward the entrance with a view of the elliptical barrel vaulted ceiling
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- View from above looking into the east gallery
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- View from the rear into the east gallery
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- Detail of façade
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- Exterior view from south
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