Building Name

St. John's Anglican Cathedral Saskatoon

Date
1911
Street
816 Spadina Crescent East
District/Town
Saskatoon
County/Country
Saskatchewan, Canada
Work
New Build
Listed
Listed on the Canadian Register: 2006/03/20

Designed by the local architectural firm of Thompson, Daniel and Colthurst, it is modelled on the work of Joseph Stretch Crowther of Manchester, and bears a resemblance to St. Benedict Church, Ardwick built in 1880. Its complex massing, 44.2 meter conical tower, fenestrations and diamond-patterned shingling are reflective of the Gothic Revival style, as is its detailing: gargoyles, fruit-and-vine terracotta trim around arched doorways and diamond shingling. Its building materials are both English and western Canadian, a blend of Alberta Redcliff brick, British Columbia timber, Saskatchewan granite fieldstone, fossilized Tyndal Stone, with terracotta and Carrara ware provided by Doulton of Staffordshire. The interior of the Cathedral features a vaulted ceiling, stained glass triad, a Rood Screen and inscribed pillars, and has seen little alteration. A steeple clock planned as part of the original construction was added in 2003 in celebration of the founding of the earliest Anglican parish in the city.