Mr. John Blundon and the Bay de Verde family erected the Bay de Verde Heritage House in 1896. Mr. Blundon was a local businessman who traded along the coast in schooners. The residence was designed to fit his way of living.

The home is a good example of Merchant Class Victorian architecture, with a gable-ell layout, a five-sided front porch, and superb interior and exterior details. It was constructed in two pieces. The Blundon family lived in the main part, with larger rooms, taller ceilings, and a more ornate staircase.

It housed three generations of Blundons: John’s son, James, who was also a local trader, and his son Graham, who resided there afterwards. It was largely utilized as a family dwelling until the summer of 1995, when it became vacant.

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According to Don Barter in his book ‘Surviving on the Headland,’ the construction of the first Church of England church in Bay de Verde began in 1821.

The second St. Barnabas Church was located some distance to the east of the old one in the general area where the Anglican Church is today on Church Hill. It was completed in 1856.

The new St. Barnabas Church was consecrated by Bishop Jones on May 12, 1891.

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