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This building in 146 Queen Victoria Street in London was built in 1869 for the British and Foreign Bible Society. It was sold around 1986 and later purchased by the Scientology Church.
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This building in 146 Queen Victoria Street in London was built in 1869 for the British and Foreign Bible Society. It was sold around 1986 and later purchased by the Scientology Church.
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This building in 146 Queen Victoria Street in London was built in 1869 for the British and Foreign Bible Society. It was sold around 1986 and later purchased by the Scientology Church. Sadly they have covered up the Bible Society logo with the Church logo.
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The terra cotta statue representing "Hope", a Grecian allegorical female figure, atop the Bible House (1910) on the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Bible House, formally known as the Hope Building, was built in 1910 and was at the time, Ottawa's first high-rise building (nine storey's, steel framed), which once housed the Christian Science Reading Room. It was built for James Hope, Ottawa's leading publisher at the time.

Its architect was W.E. Nofke. It was constructed by Holbrooke and Sutherland, with its steelwork constructed by the Dominion Bridge Company located in Lachine, Quebec.

For a frontal perspective, one can see an image of the top of the façade, featuring the statue, which I snapped back in 2010 at:

www.flickr.com/photos/hansraffelt/4806505970/in/photolist...

Ghost sign in Melbourne, Australia that says "Biblehouse".

1982-08 Lebanon 23

1982-08 Lebanon 22

...and it looked like one church decided the building was worth saving.

On the Scottish BS website

After 12 years without a home, BFS bought this building in 1916. It served as the BFBS headquarters till 1858. The building was then demolished to make way for a new road, called Queen Victoria Street. On that street, the BFBS built its new Bible House..

This Building on Queen Victoria Street in London served as the headquarters of BFBS from 1869

Home of the Norwegian Bible Society
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95 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW.

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Foundation stone 9 Dec 1897 by the Governor, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, architect Alfred Wells, opened 19 May 1898 as Bible House, closed 1962, sold to A Bertram Cox as accountant’s office & renamed Bertram House, later used as antique jewellery store, stamp shop, lunch cafe. Site of Sanderson’s saddlery 1866-1897.

“On Tuesday evening last a numerous and respectable meeting was held in the Wesleyan Chapel, Gawler Place, for the purpose of forming a Bible Society, Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society of London.” [South Australian 28 Mar 1845]

“Your committee found themselves impeded at the very outset of their labours by the want of Bibles and Testaments for distribution; they therefore on the 26th May,1845, applied to the parent Society for an immediate supply of books to the value of £50, which sum they guaranteed to remit in three months after date of their letter. This first direct shipment arrived by the Emu in June, 1846. In the interim books which had been entrusted to several representative men in the colony were collected for the purposes of the society, viz.— 70 German Bibles and Testaments from the Rev. T. Q. Stow, 12 English Bibles and Testaments from Dr. Ulrich Hubbe, and 112 Testaments from E. Stephens; these books had all been originally received from the parent Society." [Express & Telegraph 8 Dec 1897]

“British and Foreign Bible Society. . . The jubilee subcommittee reported that up to the present time they had not been able to see any place suitable for a permanent building for the auxiliary within the means available.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1896]

“Bible House. . . The site is one that was for very many years occupied by Mr. K. Sanderson's saddlery establishment.” [Advertiser 8 Dec 1897]

“the British and Foreign Bible Society. . . a Bible House in Grenfell-street. The structure which is now in course of erection is a little east of Gawler-place — at the corner of Coromandel-place. . . It will be composed of basement, ground, and first floors carried out in Gothic style. . . The building is to be constructed in brickwork with a black joint and the base in Tapley’s Hill stone, the dressings being executed in cement. The building has an ecclesiastical appearance with its gables front, traceried window and an oriel on the angle over the main entrance on the ground floor. Under the main window in the front is a panel with the raised letters ‘Bible House’ introduced, whilst on a marble tablet to the right of the main entrance is an inscription giving the name of the building and the date of its birth.” [Evening Journal 10 Dec 1897]

“The new building of the South Australian Branch of the. British and Foreign Bible Society. . . most convenient and commodious. They consist of a basement, into which, the cases of books can be slid direct from the street, a ground floor, in which is situated the Secretary's office, and the showroom, which is fitted with elegant and convenient bookcases, and a small hall on the first floor, which can be used for meetings, and which may be occasionally-let for gatherings of a semi-religious nature. The hall is a bright and attractive-looking room, somewhat after the style of Church architecture,” [Evening Journal 20 May 1898]

FRANCIS SANDERSON - SADDLER & HARNESS MAKER
Sanderson’s saddlery was located in Grenfell St; the site sold 1897 for the building of Bible House.

“A new shop has been built in Grenfell-street, and is now in the occupation of Mr. Sanderson, saddler.” [Advertiser 15 Jan 1866]

“Francis Sanderson has just received, to his Express Order, a Very Superior Assortment of Riding Saddles, Bridles, &c, to which he directs Special Attention. Colonial Riding Saddles . . . Harness of Every Description Made to Order on the Premises. . . Francis Sanderson, Saddler and Harness Maker, Grenfell-Street, Nearly Opposite Gawler-Place. Adelaide.” [Register 17 Apr 1871]

“Ploughing match. . . the first prize of £5 offered by the committee for best ploughing, a nice driving whip offered by Mr. Bickford for the best finished crown, and a cartwhip, presented by Mr. Sanderson, of Grenfell-street, for the best team on the ground.” [Evening Journal 13 Aug 1880]

“Francis Sanderson. . . will sell, in consequence of Retiring from Business, complete Stock-in-trade of a Saddler and Harness-maker. . . Ladies' and Gents' Riding Saddles and Bridles, Three Sets Double Harness, Sets Buggy Harness, Cab and .Buggy Saddles, Collars and Bridles, Spring-cart and Cab Harness, Whips (large variety), Bits, and usual Sundries associated with the trade. Flock-Machine. Splitting-Machine, Creasing-Machine. Three Large Harness Show-cases, Counters, Benches, Tables, and General Fittings. The very high reputation Mr. Sanderson has enjoyed for many years is sufficient guarantee that the Goods are of the highest quality.” [Evening Journal 26 Aug 1897]

“SANDERSON.— At Tynte street, North Adelaide, Francis Sanderson, dearly beloved husband of Ellen Sanderson.“ [Register 21 Oct 1901]

“Mr. Francis Sanderson . . . was for many years in business in Grenfell street as a saddler. . . He was an active worker in connection with friendly society enterprises. He took a great interest in music, and was at one time a leading tenor in several choral societies and a member of a church choir.” [Register 23 Oct 1901]

“Mr. Francis Sanderson, aged 80 years . . . was a Yorkshireman, and was born at Stockton. He came to South Australia in the ship Sir Edward Parry about 1848. He was a member of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, and some years ago was a tenor singer of considerable prominence. He was in business as a saddler in Grenfell-street on the site now occupied by the British and Foreign Bible Society. He leaves a wife and two daughters Mrs H. L. Hurst, of North Adelaide, and Mrs. Geo. Green, of Malvern.” [Advertiser 22 Oct 1901]