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"It's graced Barrie Street for over 118 years, but last week, the "Old Convent" met the fate it had evaded for so long and fell to the wreckers.
Built in 1876, as the home of attorney and Reeve of Bradford, John MacLean Stevenson, it was one of the few Italianate villa-style Victorian buildings left in Canada. ..."

From the Yesterday section of the Bradford Witness:
This is a photo of the Bradford United Church Choir taken on the front steps of the church on Barrie Street. Mrs. Aileen Gardner, of RR 1, Gilford, tells us it was taken around 1915.
Back Row, from left: Tom Batchelor, Norm Waldruff, George Green, Vida Broughton, Eldon Waldruff, Norman Hand, Les Ellerby. Middle Row: Edith (Neilly) Harvey, Unknown Walker, Unknown, Lettie Williams, Unknown, Lorenzo Harvey. Front Row: Mrs. Jim Brydon, Unknown, Mrs. G. Green, Unknown, Beatrice Waldruff, Nellie Broughton, Emilie Gardner.

From the Yesterday section of the Bradford Witness:
"Mrs. Earl Bowles submitted this week's photo of the Bradford Methodist Church taken before the First World War. The building still occupies a prominent spot in the town just north of the post office on Barrie Street and has since become the Bradford United Church. The trees which used to shade the street are long gone, but many of the older house along that street, including the church, are in excellent condition."

Padre Ormand Hopkins being inducted into the parish of Trinity Bradford and Coulson's Hill. Also in the picture are Jim McClockin, June Brown and Jack Hambly.

Article about the dedication ceremony of Trinity Anglican Church's extension.

A post card of the Bond Head Trinity Anglican church.

Reverend Hearn of Trinity Anglican Church, Bond Head.

The third Bond Head Methodist Church after it was destroyed by fire. The fire began in a nearby garage owned by William Jardine. Residents formed a bucket brigade to put out the blaze.

Rev. and Mrs. Hearn standing at the door of Trinity Anglican Church in Bond Head.

Christ Church on the Bond Head Road in Middleton, the first Anglican church in West Gwillimbury. Before demolition after WWII.