John Bell Chapel

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  • Fundraising for the construction of a memorial chapel on the grounds of Appleby College began in March 1919 to honour those men who had died in World War 1. However, it took ten years to raise the appropriate funds and have the church constructed. The architects were Shepard and Calvin of Toronto and the contractors were Byers and Anglin of Montreal. The chapel was officially dedicated on November 7, 1929. The chapel is Gothic in design and lake stone was used for its exterior walls. In 1967-1968 the chapel was renovated and extended to provide for additional space to the growing school population. At this time, the chapel was renamed The John Bell Chapel, in honour of long serving Master and Headmaster, John A.M. Bell.

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          300 Archival description results for John Bell Chapel

          Chapel Organ
          F01-S11-FL04 · File · 1932; 1937; 1939; 2003 - 2004
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of records pertaining to the chapel organ in the John Bell Chapel at Appleby College. It includes correspondence regarding the purchase and installation of the original Casavant organ which was installed by the Woodstock Pipe Organ Builders Ltd., as well as the purchase and installation of the Organ Screen by The Globe Furniture Co. Ltd. There is also correspondence with Lady Edith Baillie, who donated funds for the purchase of the screen. There is also correspondence from Violet Walker who donated funds for the purchase of the organ. There is also information on the organ as well as invoices for parts and labour.

          F01-S11-SS01 · Sub-series · [1929] - 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          Sub-series consists of the various chapel programs and bulletins created for different events and services at the John Bell Chapel. It includes the Appleby College 75th Anniversary programmes, the 75th Anniversary program for the Parent's Association, programmes for Chapel wardens, prefects, grade bands, and also includes a variety of programs for different events throughout the school year. It also includes the Centennial Chapel Service programme from 2011. It also includes the Organ Recital performance programme from June 8, 2019.

          Includes the 2016 Chapel Warden Week service bulletin with notes as to why Harambe the gorilla is in one of the photographs.

          Chapel Service Planning
          F01-S11-FL08 · File · 2000 - 2003
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of calendars and lesson planning documents, including sermons for religious education and chapel services at Appleby College for 2001 - 2003. It also includes service bulletins for some special services such as Thanksgiving, Walker House Chapel Service, Friendship service, Round Square, Christmas Eve, Baillie House Chapel Service, Faith U1 Chapel Service, 50th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Prefect Chapel Service, Harmony: Bailie & Colley Chapel Service.

          Chapel Speeches
          F01-S11-FL07 · File · 1988; 2002 - 2003
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of chapel speeches written and presented by students at Appleby College.

          Chapel Stained Glass Windows
          F01-S11-FL02 · File · 1934, 1984, 1997, 2000, 2004
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of records relating to the stained glass windows in the John Bell Chapel and include the dedication service programmes for: The Coronation Window (1984), Old Boy's Memorial Window (1934), Arthur Thomas and Lillie Edyth Little Memorial Window (1997), The Alpha and Omega Windows (2000), Ashevak window (2004). It also includes email correspondence regarding the Little Memorial Window in 1997.

          F02-P010922 · Item · Feb. 1997
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of Head of Social Sciences and Director of International Students Chris Shannon (left) standing with journalist Gwynne Dyer (right) in the John Bell Chapel. Gwynne Dyer was the guest speaker for the Norman Patterson lecture at Appleby College. This event was described in The Whippet (February 1997, no. 43).

          Christmas Services
          F01-S11-SS01-FL02 · File · [1929], 1992 - 2014
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of Christmas chapel service bulletins including Christmas Eve and Christmas Eucharist. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings.

          F16-S01-PH01-0490 · Item · Autumn, 1923
          Part of David Guest fonds

          Item consists of a black and white photograph depicting the construction of the Appleby chapel. The photograph depicts the framing of the chapel roof.

          Correspondence
          F05-S03 · Series · 1935 - 1990
          Part of Wentworth Dillon Walker fonds

          Series consist of correspondence from Appleby College to Wentworth regarding the progress of the school, Wentworth’s donation of the school bell, invitations to events, updates on Appleby alumni, educational viewpoints, and historical information. It includes typed and written letters as well as a telegraph.

          F02-PH01-1178 · Item · April 2003
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the Appleby College Chapel Pipe Organ dedication and plaque for Golden Jubilee. L-R: Patrick Carter (Appleby teacher), Alan Jackson (Alan Jackson Co), Robert Hiller (Casavant Frere Ltee), Rt. Rev. Ralph Spence (Bishop of Niagara), Lianne Tan (organist), Canon Robert Lennox (Chaplin), Sarah Morrison (Choir Director), Michael Unger (Composer of inaugural dedication piece)

          Donation of a Grand Piano
          F02-P009675 · Item · 1994
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of Headmaster Guy McLean (left) with Head of Performing Arts Brian Turnbull (right), and a grand piano that was donated by the Parents' Association. Guy McLean and Brian Turnbull are in the John Bell Chapel on the Appleby College campus. This event was described in The Whippet (June 1994, no. 25).

          Easter Week
          F01-S11-SS01-FL01 · File · 1947 - 1948; 2001 - 2003
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of Easter Week chapel service bulletins including Palm Sunday and Holy Week. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings.

          F16-S01-PH01-0489 · Item · Autumn, 1923
          Part of David Guest fonds

          Item consists of a black and white photograph depicting an exterior photograph of the construction of the chapel building in 1923. Inscription near the photograph reads "The Appleby Chapel".

          F01-S11-SS01-FL13 · File · 1937, 1981, 1985, 1988, 2002 - 2002, 2004 - 2006
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of former Appleby College faculty and staff funeral service programs and include: Percival Wickens, John A.M. Bell, Robert Francis, Harry W. Bailey, Margaret Louise Home, Bert Halsey, David Marshall (Skin) Dewar, David J. Paul, Maj-Berit Dickens, Gail Salema, William David Russell "Digger" Smith, Frederick Stewart Large, Campbell MacKay.

          Founders Week Services
          F01-S11-SS01-FL10 · File · 2007 - 2010; 2012 - 2015; 2018; 2022; 2023
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of the Founders Week service programs. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings. Founders Week is celebrated in the days leading up to Homecoming and students learn about Appleby's history through in-class events and activities.

          F01-S11-SS01-FL06 · File · 1990 - 1991
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of the Grade Eight Graduation Services bulletins. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings. The bulletins list graduating students.

          Homecoming Services
          F01-S11-SS01-FL09 · File · 1996 - 1998; 2002 - 2002; 2011
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of the Homecoming service programs. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings. It lists the reunion class years that are being honoured at Homecoming and the 2001 service program also includes information on the dedication of the original Appleby School Bell.

          Homecoming, 1994
          F02-P010588 · Item · 24 Sep. 1994
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the Alumni Association Executive (from left): Nick Hurst (class of 1992), outgoing secretary, Mark Samuel (class of 1982), President, Ashley Misquitta (class of 1993), Treasurer, Paul Stewart (class of 1981), Vice President, and Anne Thomson (class of 1993), Secretary. They are standing together on the steps of the John Bell Chapel at the Homecoming celebration on the Appleby College campus. This event was described in The Appleby Quarterly (December 1994, vol. 16, no. 1).

          House Chapel Services
          F01-S11-SS01-FL05 · File · 1995 - 1997; 2000 - 2003; 2011 - 2012
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of various House service bulletins for Colley, Powell's, Baillie, Walker and Nightengale Houses.. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings. Some bulletins list graduating students or students in various houses.

          HRH The Duke of York Visit
          F01-S07-SS03-FL01 · File · 1997
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of records pertaining to the visit of HRH The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, as part of the 1997 Round Square Conference at Appleby College. It includes an invitation, list of questions, media list, protocol instructions, timeline, information on the Arthur Thomas and Lillie Edyth Little memorial stained glass window in the chapel, seating plan, program for the service and dedication of stained glass window and John Bell Chapel, itinerary, and email correspondence regarding other planning details for the event. It also includes a few press clippings.

          File also includes lists of special guests to the event, correspondence and other planning documents. Some of these records are RESTRICTED.

          Hymns and Prayers
          F01-S11-SS02 · Sub-series · 1893; [1905]; 1911; 1912 - 1913; 1930 - 1940; 1948; [1960]; 1998; 2010
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          Sub-series consists of records pertaining to hymns, prayers and the chapel service and includes the School Hymn, and various prayers. Sub-series includes one file: Service Book.

          Sub-series consists of the following hymn and prayer books: Morning Prayer for Schools, [1905], The Hymn Book, 1911 and Common Praise: Anglican Church of Canada, 1998.

          Su-series includes a small Holy Bible belonging to V.H. de B. Powell. According to the hand written inscription on the inside front cover, this bible was given to him by his mother in 1911.

          John Bell Chapel
          F02-PH01-1344 · Item · 1985
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of an oversize black and white photograph of the John Bell Chapel. The old Powell's House residence can be seen in the background.

          John Bell Chapel
          F01-S10-SS01-FL12 · File · 1967; 2001; 2002
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          File consists of a photocopied set of architectural drawings for the 1967 expansion of the John Bell Chapel.

          File consists of a blueprint of the chapel bell and bell tower.

          File consists of architectural drawings for the installation of the Casavant Freres chapel organ and pipes in 2001 and 2002. It includes elevation drawings for the gallery and main floor organ and pipe space.

          F02-P009829 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the wooden doors of the John Bell Chapel decorated with pine cones, green pine boughs, and red ribbons for Christmas. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009830 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs, ribbons and flowers. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009832 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P008573 · Item · Dec. 1989
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a black and white photograph of the John Bell Chapel at Christmas. Note on verso: "Christmas in the Chapel - Decorating the Chapel for his first Christmas services is Appleby's new Chaplain, the Rev. Robert Lennox. Shown busily working with him are (l. to r.) Bruce Jakes; Brett Warren; Rev. Lennox; Alan Haaksma; and Ian Marshall." This event was described in The Appleby Quarterly (December 1989, vol. 12, no. 2).

          F02-P009834 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of a stained glass window in the John Bell Chapel, which has been decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009837 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of a cross between flower displays in the John Bell Chapel, which has been decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and flowers for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009836 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and flowers for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009843 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of a group of people standing outside of the wooden doors of the John Bell Chapel decorated with pine cones, green pine boughs, and red ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009831 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009833 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009835 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs, ribbons and flowers for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009838 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009839 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of the John Bell Chapel decorated for Christmas with pine boughs and ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009840 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of a sleigh decorated with pine boughs, ribbons and gifts outside of the John Bell Chapel on the Appleby College campus for the first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-P009842 · Item · Dec. 1992
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a colour photograph of a group of people standing outside of the wooden doors of the John Bell Chapel decorated with pine cones, green pine boughs, and red ribbons for Appleby College's first House Tour. This event was described in The Whippet (December 1992, no. 16), and The Appleby Quarterly (December 1992, vol. 14, no. 3).

          F02-PH01-1341 · Item · [199-]
          Part of Archives Photograph Collection

          Item consists of a black and white photograph of the John Bell Chapel covered in ivy. The photograph was taken before the landscaping and removal of the chapel steps in 1999-2000. The photograph is mounted and signed by the photographer.

          F01-S04-SS03-FL03-01 · Item · 1968
          Part of Appleby College Fonds

          Item consists of a scrapbook created for Rev. John Bell on his retirement in June 1968. It contains photographs that show his life, though predominately while at Appleby College. It includes photographs PH01-0802 - PH01-0818.