Notch Hill British Columbia - There's a wooden church building sitting empty in the middle of farmland next to a CPKC line at Notch Hill in Sorrento that's over a century old.
 
Built in 1922, the former Holy Cross Catholic Church still sits on its original foundation.
 
It is often the subject of area photographers and has been well-loved and cared for by volunteers in recent years.
 
"It isn't for public use, it was stabilized to represent a building from earlier days, but many people go and take photos of it," said local historian and Sorrento resident Louise Barber.
 
Barber said the building was constructed on the private property of Rufus Hammond in 1922 for his niece's wedding.
 
Roofing, shingles, and lumber were ordered from a sawmill in Port Moody and brought in by train.
 
The area was busy back then.
 
"It was a bustling Canadian Pacific town and there were a lot of CP employees who helped build the church. There were shops and schools, a post office, and a train station with operating steam engines full time," she said.
 
In 1926, Hammond donated the church and the land it was on to the Catholic Diocese and the church served the area for roughly 30 years, overseen by the Catholic Church in Kamloops.
 
By the sixties, diesel trains replaced steam trains, and the Trans-Canada highway was put through Sorrento.
 
"There were very few parishioners going to the church at that time. The station at Notch Hill was torn down and the little town ceased to exist. The building sat empty and it became Crown land property in the 1970s," Barber said.
 
In 2009, the building was falling apart, so Barber obtained a temporary lease agreement from the province, and a team of dedicated volunteers worked to fix up and stabilize the beloved relic, eventually rebuilding the roof and bell tower.
 
The historic building is surrounded by the Agricultural Land Reserve.
 
It is empty and doesn't have an address, or even glass in its wooden frames, but it's a charming reminder of a bygone era.
 
"It should be stressed there is no access and it is not to be used by the public," Barber said.
 
Shannon Ainslie.