 Described by Rundle in a letter home, the structure served not only as a Chapel, but had a small lodging for Rundle including a study space.Possibly due to his constant and laborious travel, Robert Rundle was prone to recurrent headaches and a bleeding nose.Rundle persevered for eight years in Rupert's Land until he suffered a more serious injury from a horse-riding accident – a fractured wrist – in July 1847.