▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁the ▁address ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 th , ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁comm enced ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁corner - stone ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Building ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁of ▁June , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁by ▁the ▁Hon , ▁Dir ▁John ▁C . ▁Allen , ▁D . ▁C . ▁L , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁Very ▁Rev . ▁Dean ▁Gil pin , ▁D . ▁D . ▁, ▁Comm iss ary ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁female ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁Ro ede an ▁School ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex , ▁England ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ev acu ated . ▁They ▁travel led ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁on ▁the ▁SS ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Ath oll . ▁ ▁Th urs day , Se ptember ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁former ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁light ening . ▁Despite ▁the ▁best ▁efforts ▁of ▁fire ▁crew , ▁the ▁en su ing ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁building .[ 8 ] ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁King ' s - Ed geh ill ▁School ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1