Mount Carmel, Ontario
The cornerstone of the church, named in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was laid on July 24, 1887. Its construction was completed in 1888 using bricks from the nearby village of Crediton. Numerous repairs and restoration work were completed from 1915 through 2002.
Phase 1 restoration (April 2007) of the bell tower, spire and east facade of the Church included removal and replacement of metal cladding on the spire, Cross and pinnacle, atop masonry buttress piers in lead-coated copper, and included replacement of wooden tower louvers with new prefinished extruded aluminum units.
Phase 2 restoration included removal and replacement of existing painted metal roof shingles with new lead coated copper, diamond shingle roofing system, complete with copper flashings, gutters and down pipes and vented protective glazing systems at clerestory windows.
