All Souls' Chapel was originally conceived as a memorial to Father George
Hodgson, the first "priest-incumbent" of St. Peter's Cathedral, and was built in 1888 to plans
prepared by William Critchlow Harris, ARCA (1854-1913), a member of the first class
confirmed in St Peter's Church in 1869. The arched reredos, with statues of apostles and
evangelists occupying the niches, is typical of Harris's altar screens. The Chapel walls are
occupied by 16 paintings by William's brother, Robert Harris, CMG, PRCA (1849 - 1919). The
round painting above the reredos is of Christ ascending to Heaven, and has been a treasured icon
to generations of Cathedral parishioners. The Chapel was built by Lowe Brothers of
Charlottetown, and the woodwork was carved by Messrs Whitlock and Doull. (MacLagan
photo)