"British Columbia Electric Railway" found 7 records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Document collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1944 and signed by W.D. Mahon International President.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Documentary Artifacts - Certificates

Names: Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: BV012.18.13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1 Jan. 1944

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 29-Sep-2021

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Certificate of membership for Norman Thomas Carson, 1 Jan. 1944 thumbnail

Code of operating rules

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada; Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia

Edition: Revision of 1964

Publication Date: 1964

Call Number: 385 BOA 1964

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV012.18.17

Call Number: 385 BOA 1964

Edition: Revision of 1964

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada; Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publisher: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Publication Date: 1964

Physical Description: 110 p. ; 16 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Transportation; Railroad law--Canada; Railroads; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Transportation

Names: Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"; British Columbia Electric Railway Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Notes: "Approved and prescribed by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 113537 dated the 17th day of February, 1964"; "Approved and prescribed by the Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia by Certificate 1149 dated the 27th day of April, 1964"; "EFFECTIVE 1st August, 1964"; "The rules in this book have the same numbers as the corresponding rules in "Uniform Code of operating Rules" approved by General Order of the Board of Transport Commissioners No. 873 dated 15th day of November, 1961."

employee badge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.27.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.27.1

Description: Employee badge, "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL". Raised oval shape with a flat back. Plastic or similar material. Obverse is yellow with black lettering, reverse is finished with a silvery plating. There is a punched hole on the left side of the badge. Badge is dirty and yellow is faded. The obverse is split from the hole on the left towards the middle of the bottom edge. Reverse is coroded.

Object History: Badge was the property of donor's father who was a conductor on interurban 1223.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Gear

Object Term: Badge, Identification

Marks/Labels: "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL" printed on obverse. "$500 / REWARD IF RETURNED / TO HEAD OFFICE / B.C. ELECTRIC RY." embossed on reverse.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"

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uniform button

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.27.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.27.2

Description: Conductor's uniform jacket button, made of brass. Secured by a loop at the back sewn to jacket. "B.C.E.R." embossed on obverse of button."C. A. BROPHY / AURORA / ILL." stamped on back of button. Button is tarnished and has remains of polish in recessed areas. Button is from the uniform of Norman Thomas Carson, BCER conductor on interurban 1223.

Object History: Badge was the property of donor's father who was a conductor on interurban 1223.

Marks/Labels: "B.C.E.R." embossed on obverse of button. "C. A. BROPHY / AURORA / ILL." stamped on back of button.

Maker: C. A. Brophy Company

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: Illinois

Site/City Made: Aurora

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"

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Uniform code of operating rules

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada

Edition: Revision of 1962

Publication Date: 1962

Call Number: 385 BOA 1962

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV012.18.14

Call Number: 385 BOA 1962

Edition: Revision of 1962

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publication Date: 1962

Physical Description: 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm

Inscription: Under the text "Name" is: "N. Carson" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] Under the text "Occupation" is: "Budge Tender" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] "_______" [Handwritten in blue ink on page 24; possible signature]

Library Subject (LOC): Transportation; Railroad law--Canada; Railroads; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Transportation

Names: Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: "Approved and prescribed by the Board and Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 873, dated the 15th day of November, 1961."; "EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 28th, 1962"

H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Mansion

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: 'Fairacres' is a large, two-and-one-half storey estate house in the British Arts and Crafts style, located in Deer Lake Park, with four associated original outbuildings.

Associated Dates: 1911

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Other Names: Henry Tracy & Grace Ceperley Estate; Burnaby Art Gallery

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: Henry Tracy & Grace Ceperley Estate; Burnaby Art Gallery

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Associated Dates: 1911

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: 'Fairacres' is a large, two-and-one-half storey estate house in the British Arts and Crafts style, located in Deer Lake Park, with four associated original outbuildings.

Heritage Value: 'Fairacres' is important as a record of the early years of Burnaby, specifically the Deer Lake area, as a place of tranquility and beautiful scenery in which the wealthy and successful in the burgeoning cities of New Westminster and Vancouver chose to retire or to make their family homes. The main house, which anchors in style and setting the outbuildings on the estate, demonstrates the social, cultural, and aesthetic values of local wealthy businessmen and women of the early twentieth century - values such as appreciation of architectural elegance and grand interior spaces, leisure and recreation, formal landscaped gardens and scenic views. Also important is the association with the English-born and trained architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), as this was one of his grandest residential commissions. Steeped in the current architectural trends in Great Britain, Fripp designed this sprawling mansion in the Arts and Crafts style, reflected in the architectural detailing and proportions. The style was common at the time and was often used for estate mansions as a symbol of affluence and good, modern taste as well as an affinity for all things British. Quality is displayed inside and out in the finishes and materials, orchestrated by prominent local contractor, James Charles Allen, including imported English materials of specific value such as imported Medmenham tiles in the fireplace surrounds, one of the earliest documented use of these tiles outside the United Kingdom. Detailed features of the interior woodwork were carved by Scottish-born master wood carver George Selkirk Gibson (1867-1942), who was best known for his many commissions for prominent British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure. The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are an important record of the functioning of a large estate of the time. The Garage and Stables and the Chauffeur’s Cottage accommodated the use of automobiles, horses and carriages, and in concert with the estate's location near the new British Columbia Electric Railway 'Burnaby Lake' interurban line, illustrate the evolving nature of regional transportation and the growing bedroom communities and estates made possible by increasing options for transportation. Other outbuildings accommodated the agricultural activities that helped support the Ceperley estate. The estate was conceived and funded by American-born Grace E. Dixon Ceperley (1863-1917), who had achieved significant wealth through a bequest from her brother-in-law, Vancouver pioneer Arthur Ferguson. Her husband, Henry Tracy Ceperley (1850-1929), also American-born, was a successful and well-respected businessman who made a significant contribution to the development of the City of Vancouver. The construction of 'Fairacres' spawned the transformation of the Deer Lake area from a farming community into a preferred location for elite suburban homes. 'Fairacres' is significant to the City of Burnaby as its first civic heritage conservation project. Acquired in 1966 for conversion to Burnaby’s first art gallery, it was dedicated in 1967 to mark Canada’s Centennial of Confederation.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres’ mansion include its: - setting in relation to the gardens, its former market garden, and the vistas to Deer Lake and other grand homes in the area - side gable roof with prominent dormers and cedar shingle cladding - verandah across the eastern (garden) facade, with its view over the landscaped gardens and the distant mountains - porte cochere with its side steps for those arriving by automobile, and central raised step for those alighting from horse-drawn carriages - rich variety of exterior elements that demonstrate the typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials such as cobble stone chimneys and foundations, wide wooden siding and half-timbering - mixture of double-hung and casement wooden-sash windows, many with multi-paned sash - lavish interior spaces, designed for entertaining on a grand scale, including a billiard room with a beamed ceiling and an inglenook fireplace, and generous living and dining rooms arranged off a central hall - quality of the interior materials such as imported Medmenham tiles in fireplace surrounds, window hardware by Hope and Sons, and leaded stained glass - interior wood work including the staircase, and carvings by George Selkirk Gibson - remaining formal Edwardian garden landscape elements, including the cross-axial plan that reflects the relationship of the mansion to its 'outdoor rooms'

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Architect: Robert Mackay Fripp

Builder: James Charles Allen; George Selkirk Gibson

Function: Primary Current--Museum; Primary Historic--Estate

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 004-493-311 Legal Description: Block 3 Except: Part subdivided by Plan 26865, District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536

Boundaries: ‘Fairacres’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.

Area: 17,065.00

Contributing Resource: Building; Landscape Feature

Ownership: Public (local)

Other Collection: City of Burnaby, Visual Art Collection: Original rendering by R.P.S. Twizell Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album Burnaby Village Museum, Collection: Carved dining room panels by G.S. Gibson and other hardware items