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St. Peter's Bay
St. Peter's Bay
Title: St. Peter’s United Church, St. Peter’s (2002)
Artist: Morag Weatherston (Gainer)
Image Size: 3 1/2” x 5” (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
Description: Watercolor painting. Matted to fit a standard 8” x 10” frame.
Morag Weatherston studied art at Edinburgh College of Art (1964-68) in Scotland, specializing in mural design and tapestry weaving. Following school emigrated to Canada. For a time, she taught art in New Brunswick, before relocating to Prince Edward Island in 1991.
The United Church in the Village of St. Peter's Bay stands prominently on the St. Peter's Road and overlooks the picturesque bay. The church is valued for its Gothic Revival architectural style; for its association with the history of the Presbyterian and United Church in PEI; and for its contribution to the streetscape of the Village of St. Peter's Bay. The building was constructed by local builders William Coffin and W.A. Dingwell in the Village of St. Peter's Bay on land which (according to Meacham's Atlas) had been owned by William Coffin. The opening services were held on Sunday, August 8, 1886, with Rev. J.W. MacKenzie as the first minister.
St. Peters Bay is a village on the north shore of Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, east of Morell. Its precise location is N 46°25', W 62°35'.