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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.97.3
- Description
- Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a colo…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.97.3
- Description
- Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a coloured enamel floral symbol. At top is the rose, at right are shamrocks, at bottom is the lily, at left is the thistle. At the centre of the pin is the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in red and blue with gold. Locking pin back on reverse, open loop. "R. SCOTT / GLASGOW" in raised letters near bottom edge. Some discolouration on back, very slight wear on front.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- "INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TEAM", embossed gold lettering in half circle along top of pin "VISIT 1927 TO CANADA", embossed gold lettering in half circle along bottom of pin
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.9 cm
- Country Made
- Scotland
- Site/City Made
- Glasgow
- Author
- R. Scott
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Events - Competitions
- Organizations - Athletic Associations
- Sports - Bowling
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3296.1
- Description
- Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EM…
- Object History
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3296.1
- Description
- Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EMPIRE"
- Object History
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER", blue engraving on gold bar "IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", gold embossed in circular form along edge.
- Measurements
- L: 4.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1857]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a vignetted studio portrait of James Bateman with a full beard, dressed in a three-piece suit. James Bateman is the father of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is mounted on a card supplied by the photographic studio
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a vignetted studio portrait of James Bateman with a full beard, dressed in a three-piece suit. James Bateman is the father of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Names
- Bateman, James
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
- Accession Code
- BV004.28.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1857]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Brom, Barnes & Bell
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Father/ EWB"
- On verso of the card mount is information regarding the photo studio, including locations of studio branches, services, awards, patents
- Printed on verso of card mount: "Brom, Barnes & Bell / PHOTOGRAPHERS / COPYRIGHT RESERVED"
Images
Rock of Gibraltar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto34307
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 9.3 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Item No.
- 020-014
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Rock of Gibraltar off the Iberian Peninsula. A note written along the top of the page to which this picture is affixed reads "From the Young Doc's Camera" but it is not known to whom that refers.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Series
- Peers Photograph Album
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 020-014
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-4
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 9.3 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Rock of Gibraltar off the Iberian Peninsula. A note written along the top of the page to which this picture is affixed reads "From the Young Doc's Camera" but it is not known to whom that refers.
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
Images
Ellenor Murray's brother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto80585
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Item No.
- 548-002
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 548-002
- Accession Number
- 2012-31
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
- Photographer
- Dickson, Jas.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mother's Brother"
- Photographer's studio markings on recto of cabinet card read: "Jas. Dickinson / Newcastle-On-Tyne"
- Photographers studio markings on verso of cabinet card read: "The Portrait / City Gallery / Photographic Artist / Jas Dickinson / Grainger Street Newcastle-On-Tyne / Negatives Kept / Additional Copies Can Always Be Obtained / Portraits of Every Description Enlarged / Portrait Clubs."
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
Images
Unidentified mountain range and river
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto39505
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Item No.
- 477-824
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England…
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Series
- Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 477-824
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
Images
Beach with mountains in the background
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto39506
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Item No.
- 477-825
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Series
- Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 477-825
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
Images
Maes Y Coed, United Kingdom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto39494
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 13 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Item No.
- 477-813
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Maes Y Coed in the United Kingdom. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Series
- Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 477-813
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 13 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Maes Y Coed in the United Kingdom. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residences - Palaces
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Wales
Images
Importation of Coal from the United Kingdom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/councilreport56690
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72417
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jan-1933
- Type/Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
2 Documents
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72417
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jan-1933
- Type/Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Digney film 6 - Digney family travels
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo10675
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video (35 min., 8 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., b&w, si.
- Storage Location
- Digital only
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film compliation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of twenty four short segments taken at different times in various locations. The film footage documents the Digney family travels to Arizona, San Diego and the United Kingdo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.7
- Storage Location
- Digital only
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video (35 min., 8 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., b&w, si.
- Material Details
- Film segments in colour and black and white
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film compliation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of twenty four short segments taken at different times in various locations. The film footage documents the Digney family travels to Arizona, San Diego and the United Kingdom.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view content
- Creator
- Andy Digney
- Geographic Access
- United States of America - California
- United States of America - Arizona
- United Kingdom
The British Pharmacopoeia 1914 : published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary3795
General Medical Council.
London:
Constable & Co. Ltd.
, c1914 | 1930.
10th ed.
(Book)
615.1142 GEN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.26
- Call No.
- 615.1142 GEN
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Author
- General Medical Council
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Constable & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1914
- 1930
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner Ltd.
- Physical Description
- xxxi, 602 pages : 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "George Wilson" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] Notes throughout as well as on front flyleaf, front flyleaf verso, page 602, and following blank pages.
- Subjects LoC
- Drugs
- Pharmacopoeias
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacopoeias -- Great Britain
- Notes
- "Pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap xci (1862)" -- Title page
- Includes index.
The British Pharmacopoeia 1914 : published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary3796
General Medical Council.
London:
Constable & Co. Ltd.
, 1914.
(Book)
615.1142 GEN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.27
- Call No.
- 615.1142 GEN
- Author
- General Medical Council
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Constable & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner Frome and London
- Physical Description
- xxxi, 602 p. : 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Terry's Drug Store Cor. Pandora and Douglas Phone 145 Victoria, B. C." [Stamped in black ink on front endpaper and front flyleaf] "Dean Heights Pharmacy E. H. Roberge 2851 Foul Bay Rd. Phone 3-6586" [Stamped in blue ink on front endpaper] Calculations on front flyleaf.
- Subjects LoC
- Drugs
- Pharmacopoeias
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacopoeias -- Great Britain
- Notes
- "Pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap xci (1862)" -- Title page
- Includes index.
Overlynn Mansion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/landmark520
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Civic Address
- 3755 McGill Street
- Description
- Overlynn Mansion is a two and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts mansion, with an exterior composed of a massive native granite rubble-stone base surmounted by distinctive half-timbering, a hip hipped roof, a rare surviving intact interior, and elaborate landscape features including stone wall…
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Charles J. Peter Mansion
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
3 Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Charles J. Peter Mansion
- Civic Address
- 3755 McGill Street
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 10211
- Enactment Date
- 18/09/1995
- Description
- Overlynn Mansion is a two and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts mansion, with an exterior composed of a massive native granite rubble-stone base surmounted by distinctive half-timbering, a hip hipped roof, a rare surviving intact interior, and elaborate landscape features including stone walls and planted terraces. It is situated in the residential neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights, on a high point of land overlooking Burrard Inlet to the west and the mouth of Lynn Creek to the east. This prominent residence is now part of a large senior citizens development known as Seton Villa.
- Heritage Value
- Overlynn Mansion is valued as a superb example of the work of the noted architectural firm of Maclure and Fox. The architecture of Samuel Maclure (1860-1929) was synonymous with high quality residential design for prominent citizens in both Vancouver and Victoria. Maclure was known for his British Arts and Crafts style with meticulous attention paid to functional and beautiful interiors that utilized native wood combined with luxurious imported fittings. He was a leading exponent of the Art and Crafts design movement in B.C., and established a sophisticated local variation of residential architecture. Maclure’s Vancouver office, in association with his partner Cecil Croker Fox (1879-1916), received some sixty residential commissions between 1909-1915 as a result of the booming local economy and subsequent development of new residential districts. Maclure’s practice in Victoria was equally prolific at the time. Overlynn Mansion is valued as one of Burnaby’s oldest upper-class estates and for its association with the development of Vancouver Heights. In 1909, C.J. Peter and his employer, G.F. and J. Galt Limited, pioneered the development of Vancouver Heights in North Burnaby, believing it to be one of the most picturesque districts in area and an alternative to the CPR’s prestigious Shaughnessy Heights development in Vancouver. Buyers were obligated to build houses worth $3,500 at a time when the average house price was $1,000. Overlynn Mansion, built in 1909 for $75,000, was one of the first houses constructed in Vancouver Heights and by far the most grandiose and impressive. Additionally, this landmark residence is significant and an intact and comprehensive representation of a grand Edwardian era estate home. The interior is notably intact, and retains many highly-refined original features, including substantive millwork of exotic woods, silver-plated and nickel-plated light fixtures, fine plasterwork, tiled fireplaces and exceptional hardware. Landscape features of Overlynn Mansion include the original layout for circulation paths, a porte-cochere, granite posts and stone walls, a sandstone and iron sundial, and mature trees and shrubbery. The house was designated by Burnaby Council in 1995 and was the first heritage building in B.C. to receive legal protection for its interior features.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of Overlynn Mansion include its: - prominent corner location on a steep sloping site in the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood - views to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its grand two-storey plus basement height and irregular plan - British Arts and Crafts elements such as the rubble-stone granite masonry on the ground floor and foundation level, and decorative half-timbering and rough-cast stucco on the upper storey - compound hipped bell-cast roof, clad with cedar shingles, with shed dormers at the rear - subtle battering of ground floor and foundation level stonework - porte-cochere with hipped roof and battered granite piers - wood-clad projecting bay extensions - irregular fenestration: double-hung 6-over-1 wooden-sash windows; multi-pane casement wooden windows with multi-pane transoms; diamond leaded casement windows; and banks of stained glass windows - five tall rubble-stone granite block stone chimneys - interior features such as the oak, cedar and Yaka (Australian mahogany) panelled walls, oak panelling and staircase walls inlaid with ebony, ivory and brass, stenciled canvas friezes, wooden dadoes and plaster walls, encaustic floor tiles, Australian gumwood floors, oak panelled doors with art glass, oak beamed ceiling with stucco panels, cast plaster vaulted hall and living room ceilings, sterling silver light fixtures including a chandelier and scones, nickel-plated newel light, brass Art Nouveau styled ceiling light, brass stair carpet poles and locks, built-in bookcases and buffet, fireplace with encaustic tiles and fire dogs, imported Medmenham fireplace tiles (the earliest known use outside of the United Kingdom), fireplace mantel with green tile and cast iron firebox, and inglenook fireplace with encaustic tiles and carved mantel and brass fireplace insert - landscape features such as the granite gate posts and iron entrance gate, granite posts and iron fence, granite garden wall, sandstone garden steps, sandstone and iron sundial, granite and concrete terraces adjacent to the house, configuration of pathways and sandstone steps including the front access road, mature deciduous and coniferous tree stock including a Monkey Puzzle Tree and pruned shrubbery throughout the site
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Person
- Charles J. Peter
- Organization
- G.F. and J. Galt Limited
- Architect
- Samuel Maclure
- Cecil Croker Fox
- Function
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Primary Current--Multiple Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 004-943-295
- Boundaries
- Overlynn Mansion is a part of a single institutional lot located at 3755 McGill Street, Burnaby.
- Area
- 7912.77
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 3755 McGill Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Mansion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/landmark526
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Civic Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- 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
3 Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Henry Tracy & Grace Ceperley Estate
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Civic Address
- 6344 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 Percival Sterling Twizell (1875-1964), as this was one of his grandest residential commissions. Steeped in the current architectural trends in Great Britain, Twizell 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
- Person
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Ceperley, Grace
- Architect
- R.P.S. Twizell
- 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
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Name Access
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Ceperley, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Dunn, C.J., Yanada, S.
[United Kingdom]:
Hodder and Stoughton
, c1958.
(Book)
495.682 DUN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.59.13
- ISBN
- 0340261684
- Call No.
- 495.682 DUN
- Author
- Dunn, C.J.
- Yanada, S.
- Place of Publication
- [United Kingdom]
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date
- c1958
- Series
- Teach yourself books
- Physical Description
- v, 312 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Doreen Lawson / 604-421-6727" [hand-written on front flyleaf in blue ink.]
- Subjects LoC
- Japanese language
- Japanese language -- Self-instruction
- Notes
- Authors' given names: Dunn, Charles James Yanada, Senji
- Includes index.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.24.1
- Description
- Spoon, silver. Engraved in bowl, "Silver Jubilee 1952-1977" in script. Stem is fluted like a column with capital between stem and handle. Handle is figure of Queen Elizabeth ll in coronation regalia, seated on coronation throne.
- Object History
- The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth realms. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the C…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.24.1
- Description
- Spoon, silver. Engraved in bowl, "Silver Jubilee 1952-1977" in script. Stem is fluted like a column with capital between stem and handle. Handle is figure of Queen Elizabeth ll in coronation regalia, seated on coronation throne.
- Object History
- The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth realms. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth throughout 1977, culminating in June with the official "Jubilee Days," held to coincide with the Queen's Official Birthday.
- Marks/Labels
- In bowl, "Silver Jubilee 1952-1977" in script. On reverse, "EXQUISITE E.J. LTD.".
- Subjects
- Persons - Royalty
- Souvenirs
- Souvenirs - Royalty
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Food Service Tools and Equipment - Spoons
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5286.1
- Description
- Exercise Book - Notebook -- [1900]. Exercise Book for Rhoda Wood starting March 21, 1900. Wood used the booklet for Dictation and Arithmetic. The front cover of the booklet has a blue border with a thistle, rose and shamrock design. On the left corner is the Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom. The…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5286.1
- Description
- Exercise Book - Notebook -- [1900]. Exercise Book for Rhoda Wood starting March 21, 1900. Wood used the booklet for Dictation and Arithmetic. The front cover of the booklet has a blue border with a thistle, rose and shamrock design. On the left corner is the Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom. The back cover has arithmetic tables and conversion charts.
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
The British pharmacopoeia 1898
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary3793
General Medical Council (Great Britain).
London, England:
Spottiswoode and Co.
, 1899.
(Book)
615.11 GEN 1899
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.24
- Call No.
- 615.11 GEN 1899
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Printer
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Physical Description
- xxxii, 535 p. : 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Ventress Chemist & Druggist Duncans, - V.I., B.C." [Sticker on front endpaper]
- Subjects LoC
- Pharmacopoeias -- Great Britain
- Pharmacopoeias
- Great Britain
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap. xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap. xci (1862)" -- Title page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3560.1
- Description
- Dish made of glass. Dish is rectangular shape but shallow, the sides flare out slightly. The glass is cut out on the sides to create a design, and the edges are scalloped. The dish has several cracks in the glass.
- Object History
- Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3560.1
- Description
- Dish made of glass. Dish is rectangular shape but shallow, the sides flare out slightly. The glass is cut out on the sides to create a design, and the edges are scalloped. The dish has several cracks in the glass.
- Object History
- Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901.
- Marks/Labels
- Cut into bottom, on the underside, in dots is "ROYAL" "1837" "1887" "JUBILEE" with a large crown between dates and Jubilee.
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.72.4
- Description
- Tin. Commemorative, metal box with hinged lid. Lid has gold coat-of-arms. Front has portrait of King Edward VII. Back of tin has portrait of Queen Mother. Both sides of the tin are same, and include circle with "ER VII".
- Object History
- Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.72.4
- Description
- Tin. Commemorative, metal box with hinged lid. Lid has gold coat-of-arms. Front has portrait of King Edward VII. Back of tin has portrait of Queen Mother. Both sides of the tin are same, and include circle with "ER VII".
- Object History
- Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910.
- Marks/Labels
- On lid "DIEU ET MON DROIT". Under portraits "HIS LATE MAJESTY" "KING EDWARD VII, 1901-1910.", and "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN MOTHER". Both sides of the tin feature "ER VII".
- Subjects
- Persons - Royalty
- Souvenirs
- Souvenirs - Royalty
- Container
- Container - Tin
- Product Packaging
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6098.1
- Description
- The British Columbia Gazette - Booklet -- [1919]. May 1st 1919 edition of The British Columbia Gazette. This is Volume LIX, Number 18, and starts at page 1325. The publication was printed in Victoria BC by William H. Cullin "Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty". The Gazette was published e…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6098.1
- Description
- The British Columbia Gazette - Booklet -- [1919]. May 1st 1919 edition of The British Columbia Gazette. This is Volume LIX, Number 18, and starts at page 1325. The publication was printed in Victoria BC by William H. Cullin "Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty". The Gazette was published every Thursday and contained information about Provincial departments and Ministries. The front cover has the Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom and the table of contents for the publication below. Hand written on the top of the page is "see page 1405" and "Councillor W.L. Ker."
- Marks/Labels
- The British Columbia Gazette / Vol. LIX Victoria / May 1st, 1919 Councillor W.L. Ker
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Victoria
- Title
- The British Columbia Gazette
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6099.1
- Description
- The British Columbia Gazette - Booklet -- [1920]. January 29th 1920 edition of The British Columbia Gazette. This is Volume LX, Number 5, and starts at page 343. The publication was printed in Victoria BC every Thursday and contained information about Provincial departments and Ministries. The fron…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6099.1
- Description
- The British Columbia Gazette - Booklet -- [1920]. January 29th 1920 edition of The British Columbia Gazette. This is Volume LX, Number 5, and starts at page 343. The publication was printed in Victoria BC every Thursday and contained information about Provincial departments and Ministries. The front cover has the Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom and the table of contents for the publication below. Hand written on the top of the page is "vido page 431" and "President W.L. Ker."
- Marks/Labels
- The British Columbia Gazette / Vol. LX Victoria / January 29th, 1920 / No.5 President W.L. Ker
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Victoria
- Title
- The British Columbia Gazette
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
British pharmacopoeia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary3794
General Medical Council (Great Britain).
London:
Spottiswoode & Co.
, 1867.
(Book)
615.11 GEN 1867
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.25
- Call No.
- 615.11 GEN 1867
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Spottiswoode & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1867
- Printer
- Spottiswoode & Co.
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 434 p. : 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "N. W. Minthorne Druggist & Bookseller Fenelon Falls" [Stamped in blue ink on front flyleaf] "E. B. Borland Orland Ont 1873" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "Sno S ____dy B 30/11/95" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "Sno S ___dy Bolcaygeon Feb. 14th 1895" [Handwritten in pencil on pre-title page] Calculations on back flyleaf and endpaper.
- Subjects LoC
- Pharmacopoeias -- Great Britain
- Pharmacopoeias
- Great Britain
- Notes
- "Published under the direction of the General Council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858" -- Title page
- Includes index.
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Wonderings of a Wandering Winch or is it Wanderings of a Wondering Winch? [travel diary]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumtextualrecord3666
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 v. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on e…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection/Fonds No.
- BV013.12
- Series
- Personal diary, certificates and other records
- Physical Description
- 1 v. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on each country's social programs, such as child care, co-operative housing, and insurance. Margin notes provide an index of subjects and locations.
- Names
- Winch, Harold
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.23
- Date
- 1949
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Item No.
- 480-005
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in …
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 480-005
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in order to run federally. This photograph was used as the main image on the front of his federal campaign brouchure.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972], published October 23, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Item No.
- 480-006
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in …
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972], published October 23, 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 480-006
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Storage Location
- AV Storage
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Harris Ratel, the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Burnaby South in 1972. He was born in the Isle of Jersey in the United Kingdom and was working as the manager of field operations for the British Columbia Automobile Association at the time of the election, but resigned in order to run federally.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory160
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's purchase of the Lochdale General Store and the community members that became his customers. He mentions the closure of the Barnet Mill.
- Date Range
- 1928-1930
- Length
- 0:09:18
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's purchase of the Lochdale General Store and the community members that became his customers. He mentions the closure of the Barnet Mill.
- Date Range
- 1928-1930
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:09:18
- Subject
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_1
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory161
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the controversial Shell Oil development at Lochdale.
- Date Range
- 1930-1932
- Length
- 0:07:38
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the controversial Shell Oil development at Lochdale.
- Date Range
- 1930-1932
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:07:38
- Name
- Shell Oil Company
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_2
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory162
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of fellow Lochdale residents, based on the reading of 1929 address listings.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Length
- 0:08:02
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of fellow Lochdale residents, based on the reading of 1929 address listings.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:08:02
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_3
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory163
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the development of the Lochdale Community Hall as well as continuing descriptions of residents from the 1929 address listings. He also begins discussing script as payment.
- Date Range
- 1929-1932
- Length
- 0:09:08
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the development of the Lochdale Community Hall as well as continuing descriptions of residents from the 1929 address listings. He also begins discussing script as payment.
- Date Range
- 1929-1932
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:09:08
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_4
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory164
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's wholesaler dealings during the Depression. He discusses how he received payment from the municipality.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Length
- 0:09:01
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's wholesaler dealings during the Depression. He discusses how he received payment from the municipality.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:09:01
- Subject
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_5
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's combination house and store site at Sperling Avenue as well as his grocer competition in the Lochdale area. He also discusses how dealing with rations affected business.
- Date Range
- 1937-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's combination house and store site at Sperling Avenue as well as his grocer competition in the Lochdale area. He also discusses how dealing with rations affected business.
- Date Range
- 1937-1939
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Subject
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_6
- 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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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory166
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the outcome of the Depression as well as the politics of the time.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Length
- 0:05:58
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's memories of the outcome of the Depression as well as the politics of the time.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Photo Info
- Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
- Length
- 0:05:58
- Subject
- Political Theories
- Interviewer
- Jensen, Larry R.
- Interview Date
- November 11, 1974
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:39
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- Dow, A.W.
- Interview Location
- 599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection
- Series
- Oral History series
- Item No.
- 100-13-05_ Track_7
- 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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Montgomery family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto77525
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Montgomery family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs taken outside the Cunningham house which depict members of both the Montgomery and Cunningham families.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Montgomery family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs taken outside the Cunningham house which depict members of both the Montgomery and Cunningham families.
- History/Biography
- Samuel Clifford “Monty” Montgomery born on July 24, 1894 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal before serving in World War I. After the war, Monty came out west to Vancouver. Marjorie Elizabeth Carpenter was born on May 5, 1900 in Montreal, Quebec. She studied to be a teacher before moving out west with her sister Mildred Carpenter, brother Harold Carpenter and widowed mother Claire Carpenter in 1920. Marjorie trained to be a nurse from 1920 to 1923 when she moved to Hawaii with her sister and mother. While living in separate countries, Monty and Marjorie courted through correspondence. On July 16, 1927 Samuel Clifford “Monty” Montgomery and Marjorie Elizabeth Carpenter were married in Hawaii. The couple had two daughters. Margery Kathleen “Kathleen” Montgomery (later Green) born in 1928 and Janet Montgomery (later Fernau) born in 1934. Samuel Clifford “Monty” Montgomery met Fred Cunningham when they were young men. Monty is believed to have helped in the design of the Fred and Edna Cunningham house built in 1923 at 3555 Douglas Road in Burnaby. From 1926 to 1930, both Fred and Monty were working in Ocean Falls, British Columbia. Monty was working at a Mill and Fred was an insurance agent. Marjorie (Carpenter) Montgomery was ill with tuberculosis during this time, so their only daughter at the time, Margery Kathleen “Kathleen” Montgomery was sent to live with Edna Cunningham in Burnaby from the spring of 1929 to the fall of 1930. Though the Montgomery family had settled in Rossland, British Columbia, they would make frequent trips to Vancouver to visit the Cunninghams. Kathleen met Lewis Green in Vancouver and on September 16, 1950 they were married. Their wedding reception was held at the Cunningham’s house. They lived most of their married lives in Vancouver, and each month Kathleen would visit her ‘Aunty’ Edna Cunningham. Janet would visit her ‘Aunty' Edna each week; later she moved permanently to the United Kingdom. The Cunningham and Montgomery families have remained close friends over generations.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 554
Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct p. 87
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6272-87
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Book
- Burnaby's Heritage
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Notes
- South Burnaby
imported
Medmenhom tiles In the fireplace surrounds, one ot the
earliest documented use ot these tiles outside the United
Kingdom. Detailed features ot the interior woodwork were
carved by Scottlsh-born master wood carver George
Selkirk Gibson (1867-1942), who was best known tor his
many commissions
1 Digital Chapter
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Book
- Burnaby's Heritage
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Notes
- South Burnaby
- Original Book
- Catalogue record for source book
Digital Book
Elaine A. Myers fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto88370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpegs) ; 96 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2013-26
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpegs) ; 96 dpi
- Material Details
- Jpegs are copies created by the donor of sepia originals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- History/Biography
- Elaine Anne Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire England in 1939 and immigrated to British Columbia with her family in 1947. She was the eldest daughter of William Sefton and Edna (nee Howarth) Myers and sister to Hermione Christine, born in 1943. Her father, William Sefton Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire England in 1905 and was one of six children. He married Edna Howarth July 29, 1933. Before immigrating to Canada, William worked as a purchasing agent at Walkers Tannery in Bolton and later became a cabinet maker in the 1930s building and designing most of the family’s furniture. In September 1947, he and his family immigrated to Canada along with his younger brother, Hermann and his wife and daughter. The family were granted landed immigrant status upon their arrival at Dorval airport in Montreal on September 25, 1947 and travelled to Vancouver by train, arriving in early October. They shared their first home on Imperial Street in Burnaby with William’s brother Hermann and family, but after several months were able to purchase their own new home on MacKay Avenue just below Victory in South Burnaby. William’s first job was working as a night janitor at the Woodwards Department store in Vancouver. He was later hired as a purchasing agent for the Seagrams Distillery in New Westminster, where he stayed until his retirement in 1970. Elaine’s mother, Edna (nee Howarth) Myers worked in the offices of Pacific Veneer Canadian Forest Products in New Westminster, retiring from there in 1967. The family moved again in the 1950s to a house on the corner of Sussex and Victory and Elaine and Christine attended a variety of Burnaby schools including; Kingsway West, Nelson Avenue and McPherson Park Junior High. The family were parishioners of All Saints Anglican Church in Burnaby where Elaine also attended Girl Guides. Elaine’s father fulfilled his dream of designing and building the family home when he purchased property on London Street in New Westminster. The family moved to New Westminster and lived in a small house on the property while William spent three years completing their new home. Elaine commuted to Burnaby by the Interurban train in order to complete her studies at McPherson Park Junior High before enrolling at Duke of Connaught and graduating from Lester Pearson in New Westminster in 1957. In 1961, William Myers built the sanctuary lectern, pulpit and altar for St. Andrew’s Church on Smith Avenue in Burnaby his brother Hermann’s parish. By the mid-1960s William and Edna Myers moved from their home in New Westminster to White Rock. Edna Myers died April 23, 1969. William built the ambry for the church of St. Mark as a memorial. William remarried Ruth, a widow, in 1971 and they resided in White Rock until Ruth’s death in 1983. William died in White Rock March 26, 1991. Elaine Myers married Gordon Wilfred Atkinson in 1961; they had four children and lived in the Dunbar area of Vancouver before they separated ways in 1988. Elaine completed her Bachelor of Arts degree as a mature student at University of British Columbia in 1984 followed by the completion of her Master’s degree at University of Toronto in April 1996, and PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) in 2007. She has lived abroad in Jerusalem and the United Kingdom working on a variety of research projects. Elaine Anne Myers passed away February 19, 2015.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 580
Joseph Stacey p. 429
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6212-429
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Book
- Pioneer Tales of Burnaby
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Publication Date
- 1987
- Notes
- Part IV: 1921-1930
built a two-machine shingle mill
and a small sawmill out there. We cut timber
until the beginning of 1940; then there were no
freighters available in which to ship the lumber
due to the war.
We had been selling all the lumber in the
United Kingdom before we were forced to shut
down. In 1943, a
1 Digital Chapter
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Publication Date
- 1987
- Notes
- Part IV: 1921-1930
- Original Book
- Catalogue record for source book
Digital Book
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