Church unsafe

THESE PEOPLE went to hear about the future of St Joseph Parish Church. (Ricardo Leacock)

By YVETTE BEST | Mon, July 16, 2012 - 12:12 AM

ONE OF BARBADOS’ historic landmarks is soon to be demolished.

Contingent on deconsecration and tenders for demolition, the abandoned St Joseph Parish Church in Horse Hill should be reduced to rubble sometime in September.

Rector Errington Massiah and the congregation were forced to leave the more than a century-old building in June last year, because the structure had developed some deep cracks and was deemed unsafe.

Services are being held at sister church St Aidan’s Anglican Church in the interim.

Chair of the project committee of the Barbados Diocesan Trustees, Henry Taylor, told the DAILY NATION the deconsecration should take place by the end of this month and the tendering for demolition should be by mid-August.

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Posted by Clarke Beattie 10 months, 1 week ago: How sad that this wonderful old church will be demolished.

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Posted by Winston Grecia 10 months, 1 week ago: Such a pity this church has to be demolished. Sunday school , Confirmation when my Uncle George Dickenson was the priest there in the 60's

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Posted by Pan Wallie 10 months, 1 week ago: Very sad indeed.

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Posted by Peter Crockford 4 months, 1 week ago: This makes me very sad. I lived on the island for 6 years from late 1994, during which time my Bajain partner passed away at a very young age of 24.
We placed her in a family grave at the door of St Joseph’s thinking she would spend the rest of her day there with her grandmother overlooking the east coast.
I only hope the church yard and all the people there were treated with respect.