After over a year of effort from a local group, London's Fugitive Slave Chapel is in the process of being moved to its new location.
A group of supporters known as the Fugitive Slave Chapel Project began raising money last year to move the historical building from 275 Thames St. to 432 Grey St., beside Beth Emanuel Church. It's current location is to be used as a parking lot.
Project Chairman George McNeish says the building was built in 1848 and is a designated heritage building. He says it has so much local historical value.
"It was the original chapel that the fugitive slaves came to," he says. "It was used as a chapel until 1869 when the congregation moved to Grey St."
McNeish says the move has been a long time coming.
"We actually had the funding in place as of last February and it took from February until now to get through all the paper work to get to the point where we can actually move it," he says.
If all goes to plan, the chapel will be loaded by Tuesday and relocated to Grey St. at 9am on Wednesday.
For more information of the Fugitive Slave Chapel Project click here.
- With files from Lisa Brandt
