St. Anne's Anglican Church, Toronto

Structural, Roofing and Interior Restorations

St. Anne's Anglican Church (1909) is a National Heritage Monument that featured important Group-of-Seven murals on its walls and ceiling. The building was gutted by fire in 2024 with the loss of all the interior structural elements, the historic stained glass and treasured murals.

We had worked with the parish since 1985 developing a comprehensive plan for the restoration of the Byzantine-style building, starting with the repair of the dome and roof structure in 1989. Settlement of the sagging compound bowstring trusses, which carried the central dome, was stabilized by the addition of hundreds of bolts found to be missing.

In 1999 we designed and managed the installation of an insulated slate roof, primarily funded by the Federal government, to help protect the wall paintings. As part of this work we prepared a full set of measured drawings for the building, using our in-house Rollei photogrammetric system, and an Heritage Structures Report outlining required further conservation work.

In 2000 we completed the first stage of a comprehensive interior rehabilitation project to protect and stabilise the Group of Seven wall paintings. As part of this phase of work, the washrooms and basic services for the building were upgraded.

In 2005 we completely rehabilitated the two east front belfry towers. Work included copperwork, moulded rendering, brick repairs and woodwork. The front towers are the only significant element that survived the fire.