Wolford Chapel the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, at Honiton, Devon, UK in September

Wolford Chapel the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, at Honiton, Devon, UK in September Stock Photo
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Carolyn Jenkins / Alamy Stock Photo

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63.3 MB (4.9 MB Compressed download)

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5760 x 3840 px | 48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

24 September 2017

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Honiton, Devon, UK

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Wolford Chapel in Devon, England, is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. It is the property of the Canadian province of Ontario, and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside. Sign outside reads "Wolford Chapel – this family chapel on the former estate of Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant- Governor, John Graves Simcoe, was given to the people of Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth. At a ceremony held on September 27, 1966, the Honourable John P Robarts, Prime Minister of Ontario, accepted the deed to the chapel and grounds from Sir Geoffrey and title to an essential right of way from Mr A G Le Marchant"