SPIKE, Henry (1795-1874) of Queen's County, Nova Scotia was referred to as the architect of Trinity Anglican Church, LIVERPOOL, N.S., built 1820-21 His name appeared on a small pine board removed from the church during renovations in 1909, which stated that “......This church was built by the Halifax Casket Co. - William [sic] Spike, the principal architect of this church, called Trinity Church 1821” (Evening Mail [Halifax], 6 July 1909, 7). This is presumably the same person as Henry Spike, and this distinctive wood frame church still stands today in original unaltered condition as of 2022, sited on Church Street, near Old Bridge Street, Liverpool, and is now said to be the oldest church still standing in that town. The church is partially hidden by a later addition of a Parish Hall facing Old Bridge Street.
Henry Spike may have been born in England, and was a son of Daniel Spike, on the staff of the Royal Engineers in Halifax, and he was likely persuaded to take up the building trades under his father. It may be possible to link the name of Henry Spike to other ecclesiastical and residential works in the Liverpool area before 1825, but by 1826 he had returned to Halifax where he assisted his father with the design and construction of a new portico for The Round Church, Halifax, also known as St. George's Anglican Church. He may also have contributed to the design and construction of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Brunswick Street, HALIFAX, N.S. c. 1835. Henry Spike later died in Halifax in February 1874 (obituary Halifax Morning Chronicle [Halifax], 13 Feb. 1874, 3 & 4; biog. in M. Rosinski, Architects of Nova Scotia, 1994, 79).