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Orwell Village Church
Orwell Village Church
Title: Orwell Village Church (1997)
Artist: Morag Weatherston (Gainer)
Image size: 3 5/8” x 5” (9.2 x 12.7 cm)
Description: Watercolour 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 Orwell Church was the former St. Andrew's United Church. It is a white shingle clad building located in the Orwell Corner Historic Village. Constructed in 1861 with Gothic Revival architectural influences, the church was decommissioned in 1978 and leased to the Province of Prince Edward Island as part of the historic village.
Source: https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4602