Thornley Chapel 1889, Ocean Grove. By Jack Bredin. 2021. Photograph by Rob Bredin.
“All Things Bright and Beautiful” by John Rutter, C.F. Alexander and The Cambridge Singers.
May 2, 2026 by Blogfinger
Thornley Chapel 1889, Ocean Grove. By Jack Bredin. 2021. Photograph by Rob Bredin.
“All Things Bright and Beautiful” by John Rutter, C.F. Alexander and The Cambridge Singers.
Jack. This is a wonderful rendition of the Chapel. . Your concept of viewing this historic place from the side instead of the front is inspired.
Most people see the Thornley Chapel from the front. Eileen has preferred the side view because of the stained glass.
This is one of your best works. Paul
Nagle started at 52 Pitman in the brick building in 1915. He then moved across Pilgrim Pathway opposite the present Association Building to the Clarendon Hotel so he could have a soda fountain.
In 1934, he was cooking up an ointment that caught fire and burned down the hotel. Fortunately for Nagel, Stephen Woolley, the first pharmacist in OG was retiring that year and Nagle took his space on Main and Central.
David : So there were 2 drug stores / pharmacys in OG ? Nagles and this one; or were they each at different times?
Yes in the old days of OG they didn’t demolish. Instead they moved things about.
Jack : Beautiful piece . Bravo .
Few are aware that the Thornley Chapel was a recycled building. It was originally a drug store at about 52 Pitman Ave. When it was decided to erect the three-story brick building at 50-52 Pitman, this was temporarily moved across the street and “parked” until the new building was completed, which was in an astonishing 14 weeks.
The drug business then moved into the new space and their former building from the park to the Thornley Chapel site where it was renovated. The moving of houses and even large buildings was very common in early OG.