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(CBC) From steeple to splinters: Former Anglican church in St. Philip's being razed

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Kendall Harmon

A former Anglican church in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s that was the source of deep division in the community is being demolished.

A demolition crew arrived at the property Monday and made short work of the steeple, which had become a symbol of a bitter feud that has raged since 2009 when the diocese approved a plan to remove the 120-year-old former sanctuary.

Someone took a saw to the steeple in March 2010 and used a vehicle to pull it down to the ground. That’s where it rested until it was hauled away and later reduced to splinters by a backhoe.

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