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Building Letters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90803
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.40.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.40.1
Description
Eight bronze capital letters: "OURT ROOM" Each letter has small protrusions on the backside where they were afixed to the exterior wall of Burnaby's Provincial courtroom.
Object History
The Court Room letters came from the 1965 Provincial Courthouse built adjacent to City Hall at 4949 Canada Way. This courtroom closed down in 2002.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Visual Communication T&E - - Visual Communication Accessories
Object Term
Sign, Identification
Marks/Labels
"OUR ROOM" is missing the C and the "T" to finish spelling courtroom.
Colour
Bronze
Measurements
6" in height
Subjects
Building Components
Buildings - Judicial - Courthouses
Government - Provincial Government
Officials - Judges
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90550
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.32.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.32.9
Description
Emobssed metal sign that reads "PADRE". The sign is white, and the letters are raised up in blue. There is a dot after the "E".
Object History
This was a sign posted at Rev Ross Manthorpe's parking spot to ensure he always had it reserved. Ross was known as "Padre" at Oakalla. Padre means 'father' and is a word often used in a military context for chaplain. Ross joined the Oakalla staff full time as a Presbeterian Minister in 1971, employed by the BC Correctional Services Branch. He worked there as Chaplain until 1991 when Oakalla closed. He was often called in from home to help with high pressure situations that arose at Oakalla to help defuse incidents like hostage taking and other high pressure conflicts. Ross collected several items from Oakalla when it closed, but some were given to him because of the significance of his time there.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Visual Communication T&E
Object Term
Sign
Measurements
28.5cm l x 8cm h
Subjects
Building Components
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
Less detail