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Jubilee Grove Arch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark533
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Jubilee Grove Arch sits at the corner of Kingsway and Patterson Avenue. Located within Central Park, the ceremonial arch and its decorative plantings provide a visual anchor to the northeast corner and entry point to the park.
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Jubilee Grove Arch sits at the corner of Kingsway and Patterson Avenue. Located within Central Park, the ceremonial arch and its decorative plantings provide a visual anchor to the northeast corner and entry point to the park.
- Heritage Value
- Jubilee Grove Arch was dedicated as part of the municipality’s celebration of the Jubilee of the coronation of King George V and was dedicated during Burnaby’s annual May Day celebrations in 1935. Much of the construction work was carried out by local citizens under the direction of the Burnaby Engineering Department through a Depression era work relief program that provided a way for local residents to pay their taxes. The garden was also chosen as the site for the ceremonial planting of an oak tree from the Royal Forest at Windsor, in honor of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. The original bronze garden dedication plaque and oak tree remain at the site today. The decorative stone arch was erected in 1939 as a symbol of Burnaby's, and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia’s, strong ties to the English monarchy at the time, and the arch’s unveiling during May Day ceremonies shows the social role that such a commemorative feature played both to the local government and people of Burnaby. It was erected just prior to the Royal Visit of 1939, the first time that reigning British monarchs had travelled to Canada. Built of Haddington Island sandstone, the arch itself was reconstructed from a salvaged architectural element of a historic Vancouver landmark. The arch originally framed the entrance door to the Vancouver Club building in Vancouver, built in 1893-94 on West Hastings Street and designed by architect C.O. Wickenden. The building was demolished in 1930, however the arch was stored and rebuilt as the focal point of the Jubilee Grove after being bought by the Municipality of Burnaby. The work was undertaken by Italian-born stone mason Rizieri Stefanini (1879-1954), the owner of Burnaby Monumental Works. The re-use of the arch symbolizes the close tie between Vancouver and Burnaby and the joint evolution of the neighbouring cities.
- Defining Elements
- The Jubilee Grove Arch has character-defining elements that recognize it both as a remnant of a past building and as a new and individual structure. These include its: - axial diagonal placement and prominent corner location marking one of the entries to Central Park - visibility and accessibility as a public monument - hand carved stone blocks of Haddington Island sandstone - decorative twisted-rope motif carved to outline the arch - supporting rusticated sidewalls with planting urns - original bronze dedication plaque - flanking ornamental gardens - Royal Oak tree and plaque
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Organization
- City of Burnaby
- Architect
- C.O. Wickenden
- Function
- Primary Current--Park Fixture
- Primary Historic--Park Fixture
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
- Boundaries
- The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
- Area
- 853,403.82
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Names
- Burnaby Monumental Works
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Kingsway West Division 14
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1323
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing and sitting in five rows in front of the school building windows. Two boys sitting in the front row are holding up a chalk board which reads, "Kingsway West School/ Division 14." Standing in the top row (l to r) are; Audrey Browne, Joan Gol…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing and sitting in five rows in front of the school building windows. Two boys sitting in the front row are holding up a chalk board which reads, "Kingsway West School/ Division 14." Standing in the top row (l to r) are; Audrey Browne, Joan Gold, Ida Wright, May Ford, Mabel Law, Dorothy Barber, Gladys Would and Isabel McFadyen. In the second row are; Betty Dermott, Maria Soda, Dorothy Guthrie, Pearl Rouse, Norma Moller, Marrion Hickenbotham, Priscilla Deane, Barbara Sleeth and Elsie Brown. In the third row are; Patricia Hodgson, Verna Crane, Gladys Nuttall, Muriel Iraine, Dorothy McKenzie, Doris Faulkner and Mildred Rutledge. Sitting in the fourth row are; James Murie, Bobby Shewan, Donald McKinnon, Howard Griffiths, Henry Nevin and Bobby Ferguson. In the front row are; Harvey Knorr, Alfred Younger, George Chamberlain (holding chalkboard), Ben Jacobson (holding chalkboard), Alex Walker and Garnet Eckard.
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Browne, Audrey
- Gold, Joan
- Wright, Ida
- Ford, May
- Law, Mabel
- Barber, Dorothy
- Would, Gladys
- McFadyen, Isabel
- Dermott, Betty
- Soda, Maria
- Guthrie, Dorothy
- Rouse, Pearl
- Mollar, Norma
- Hickenbotham, Marion
- Deane, Priscilla
- Sleeth, Barbara
- Brown, Elsie
- Hodgson, Patricia
- Crane, Verna
- Nuttall, Gladys
- Iraine, Muriel
- McKenzie, Dorothy
- Faulkner, Doris
- Rutledge, Mildred
- Murie, James
- Shewan, Bobby
- McKinnon, Donald
- Griffiths, Howard
- Nevin, Henry
- Ferguson, Robert
- Knorr, Harvey
- Younger, Alfred
- Chamberlain, George
- Jacobson, Ben
- Walker, Alex
- Eckard, Garnet
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4800 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.2.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1927
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 02-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Bryce, Henry G.
- Notes
- Stamps on verso of photograph read: "25cents each. Please/ order number paid for" and "H. G. BRYCE, EDMONDS, B.C."
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Div 14. Kingsway W. May, 1927/ Top row - left to right Audrey Browne, Joan Gold, Ida Wright, May Ford, Mabel Law, Dorothy Barber, Gladys Would, Isabel McFadyen / 2nd row lt. to rt. Betty Dermott, Maria Soda, Patricia Hodgson, Dorothy Guthrie, Verna Crane, Pearl Rause, Gladys Nuttal, Norma Moller, Muriel Iraine, Marrion Hickenbotham, Dorothy McKenzie/ 3rd row Doris Faulkner, Barbara Sleeth, Priscilla Deane, Mildred Rutledge, Elsie Brawn, Boys. James Murie, Bobby Shewan, Donald McKinnon, Howard Griffiths, Henry Nevin, Bobby Ferguson/ 2nd row Harvey Knorr, Alfred Younger, George Chamberlain, Ben Jacobson, Alex Walker, Garnet Eckard"
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