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Earthquake preparedness at Nelson Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95849
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students at Nelson Avenue School presenting and learning about their earthquake preparedness supplies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1650
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students at Nelson Avenue School presenting and learning about their earthquake preparedness supplies.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Nelson elementary"
Geographic Access
Irmin Street
Street Address
4850 Irmin Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37169
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1911 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, which was established in 1912 to serve the Alta Vista district of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1911 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Disney family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
325-041
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, which was established in 1912 to serve the Alta Vista district of Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Disney, John Harold "Jack"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Irmin Street
Street Address
4850 Irmin Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Avenue School site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11135
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 12, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Nelson Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the south half of Block 19, except therefrom the north 33 feet, of Lot 99, Gp. 1. New Westminster District".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of "Nelson Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being the south half of Block 19, except therefrom the north 33 feet, of Lot 99, Gp. 1. New Westminster District".
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Irmin Street
Street Address
4850 Irmin Street
Accession Code
BV003.83.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
April 12, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of plan
Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1745"
Oath on plan reads: "I, D.G. McGugan..." "...and did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 5th day of March 1915"; signed by D.J. McGugan, notarized by "R.E. Chapman", sworn "...12th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C.."
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Interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell 24-Jun-75 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory54
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1934
Length
0:09:06
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
Date Range
1934
Photo Info
Leer family; Ethel Leer Lewarne is standing on the far right, 1911. Item no. 204-052
Length
0:09:06
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
24-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Ethel (Leer) Lewarne and Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Ethel Cecilia Leer was born in 1899 in London, England to George Frederick and Sarah Ann Leer. In 1908, the Leer family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. George Frederick Leer began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ethel’s younger brother George Leer was born about this time. A third child was born but unfortunately did not live past infancy. The Leers arrived in Burnaby in 1911 and bought two lots in Alta Vista at the corner of Portland and McGregor. George Frederick and Sarah Ann were active members of the All Saints Anglican Church on Royal Oak. Ethel went to Dundonald school from 1911 to 1913 with Miss Bowell as her teacher, then on to Britannia High School from 1913 to 1915. Ethel’s father, George Frederick Leer died March 23, 1919 at the age of forty-one. Ethel Cecilia Leer married Alfred Lewarne on December 26, 1921 in Burnaby. Alfred was born February 9, 1893 in Cornwall, England. Before marriage he worked for a creamery in Vancouver. After marriage, Alfred began his own ice cream business in Burnaby. The Lewarnes bought a lot along Nelson Avenue and built a house. Their first child Patricia "Tricia" (later McCleod) was born in 1923, their second was Beverley “Bev” (later Burrell). Their third child, William A. “Bill” Lewarne was born in 1926. Bill grew up to become one of the most popular Mayors in Burnaby’s history, serving from 1981 to 1987. He also served as a member of Council from 1973 to 1975 and 1977 to 1981. After Alfred Lewarne’s death on May 5, 1962 at the age of sixty-nine, Ethel continued living in the family home. Ethel’s mother, Sarah Ann Leer died May 11, 1963 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:00:59
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, Ethel Leer
Burrell, Beverley "Bev" Lewarne
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell

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Nelson Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79615
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 9, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 9, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-356
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
McCarron, John
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Irmin Street
Street Address
4850 Irmin Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Capitol Hill School

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
School building.
Associated Dates
1923
Other Names
Ecole Capitol Hill Elementary School
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Ecole Capitol Hill Elementary School
Geographic Access
Holdom Avenue
Associated Dates
1923
Description
School building.
Heritage Value
This school was originally designed by Bowman & Cullerne as a two-storey, four-room school building in 1923, with a two-room addition completed in 1926 and another in 1927. Originally designed in the Arts and Crafts style, it has been altered, with the addition of stucco over the original siding and replacement windows, but has retained its original form and massing, as well as its roof-top ventilator and front gabled entrance with grouped columns. Bowman & Cullerne specialized in school design. After Harold Cullerne (1890-1976) returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman (1864-1943) in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. The firm’s other school designs included Seaforth School (1922, now relocated to Burnaby Village Museum), Burnaby North High School (1923), and Nelson Avenue School (1927).
Locality
Capitol Hill
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Architect
Bowman & Cullerne
Ownership
Public (local)
Names
Bowman & Cullerne
Cullerne, Harold
Bowman, Joseph Henry
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Schools
Street Address
350 Holdom Avenue
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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