Rivers & Roots Trail

#33 Railway Crescent - Sunflower Pattern

This site has a passport hole punch.

Owners Becca and Brittany met at a neighborhood gathering and hit it off right away. While chatting they realized how much they had in common…including the fact that they were both yoga teachers, had a passion for healthy cooking and baking and both were in the early stages of opening a cafe in Hampton! The rest was history. The "Station 33" building currently hosts their health-focused, plant-based cafe, yoga classes, and accommodates wellness practioners in the upstairs office spaces. Being situated just steps from the railway and former train station, this building was historically used as an office for the St. Martins Railway staff. The sunflower pattern was chosen for this business due to their commitment to wellness, health, and sustainability. 

www.station33.ca

#4 Centennial Road - Bow Tie Pattern

The partners of Lutz Parish Gerrish made a huge commitment to the community when they adopted the former Post Office building back in 1996. This elegant red sandstone building with its impressive clock tower was built in 1913 by stone masons from England. The landmark was employed as the village post office until 1972. After that time, a succession of different organizations rented the site until it was taken on by the law firm in 1996. Careful renovations updated the space for modern use while respecting the period architecture inside and out. Lutz Parish Gerrish are supporters of many community initiatives – we are pleased to highlight their business with the Quilt Barn Tour!

Parking & Pictures: This busy law practice often has a full parking lot – please park at the Visitor Information Centre across the Town Square. 

www.lutz.nb.ca

#599 Main Street - Saw Tooth Star pattern

This section of the Moulton Office complex was once known as the “Sharp House”, one of the older buildings in this area of Hampton. The building is remarkably close to the street and concern about its proximity to the street even made the news back in 1899! The building has housed a wide range of businesses over its long history. Today, it still serves the business community providing a unique heritage office space overlooking the Town Square.

Visitors may park in the Pharmasave parking lot to the left of this building, or at the Visitor Information Centre parking lot to the building’s right. From here you can explore the four quilt blocks around the Town Square perimeter. 

https://pharmasave.com/store/pharmasave-hampton/

#486 Kennebecasis River Road - Sage Bud pattern

St. Paul’s dates to the days of the Loyalists in 1780s. The Parish of Hampton served a large area which originally included Rothesay, Gondola Point, Darlings Island, Norton, Upham, French Village, Smithstown, Hampton Station and the Village of Hampton. When the subscription list for St. Paul’s Church was created, it was stated that the church “be erected in the neighbourhood of Mr. John DeMille’s; provided that the inhabitants of the Parish of Norton and also those of Kingston whom it will accommodate are willing to unite with us….” From its site at Lakeside, the church offered access by water when roads were few and of poor condition. 

The original church was built in 1811 and consecrated in 1826 by the Right Reverend John Inglis, Third Bishop of Nova Scotia. In 1870, the original church was taken down and the present church built. The Lych Gate at the entrance to the church yard is one of the few left in the Maritimes. There is also a Right of Way gate leading from the lake through to the churchyard, used by those who came to church by boat in summer, or over the ice in winter.

Inside, the history of the parish is captured through stained glass windows, a beautiful handmade carpet in the exact design of an original (it represents three years of labour by Miss Marguerite Davis and Miss Marion Walker).  The church tower and spire houses a single bell which still calls parishioners to worship.

http://stpaulshampton.ca/