Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Peter’s Anglican Church (Balmoral, RM of Rockwood)

This former church building in Balmoral, in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, was opened officially on 19 June 1955 on land donated by Mr. S. Holloway. Among its rectors through the years were G. T. Spriggs, F. W. Goodeve, J. Anderson, G. Foy, E. J. Hoad, M. Hardman, Gordon Walker, H. K. Hutson, D. D. Stewart, John Martinson, Tony Harwood Jones, L. C. Fryer, and John Caird. It closed sometime after 2008.

The former St. Peter’s Anglican Church at Balmoral

The former St. Peter’s Anglican Church at Balmoral (September 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.25603, W97.31863
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

100 Years of History: Rockwood Municipality by Rockwood Municipality History, 1982, page 91.

“On the towns,” Stonewall Argus, 28 March 2008, page 17.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 May 2021

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