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Central Park Entrance Gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark544
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Heritage Value
The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Organization
British Columbia Electric Railway
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Architect
Robert Lyon
Builder
John Reid
Westminster Iron Works Co.
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)
Names
Lyon, Robert
Reid, John
Westminster Iron Works Company
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Estate Gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark863
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 140665
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
Heritage Value
Fairacres was designed as a country estate with a working farm that included over 10 acres of productive berry and vegetable fields, with a large kitchen garden, a root house to store food, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential ofthe Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement. Construction of the Fairacres Estate represented a shift toward wealthy country estates over more modest farms, and the Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production. Agricultural use of the estate continued when a Catholic order of Benedictine monks purchased the estate as part of the Priory of St. Joseph and the Seminary of Christ the King, and continued to farm the land until 1953. The overall architectural intention of the estate's architect was to reflect the ideals of the Arts & Crafts movement to showcase craftsmanship, and to incorporate high quality materials, including many local materials, such as wood and stone from the site. On the mansion exterior, the rustic style is seen in the use of natural materials such as cedar shingles and siding, cobblestone foundations and chimneys and the half-timbering in gable ends. The estate's remaining gate pillar features the same rustic field and cobblestones used on the mansion. The original estate driveway had two entrances constructed in 1910, each marked by a pair of entry gate pillars which supported iron gates. The main entrance gate pillars which marked the lower driveway and the east pillar of the upper entrance were demolished many years ago and the iron gates removed. A single gate pillar remains marking the upper driveway, adjacent to the Garage and Stables. This gate pillar is a significant site feature and incorporates cobble stone and a carved sandstone capstone.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres Estate Gate' include: - setting in relation to the estate boundary and estate buildings - Cobble stone and sandstone construction, which represents a typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials, and matches the extensive use of cobblestone as chimneys and foundations on the Fairacres mansion, as well as the use of sandstone on the mansion's exterior.
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Function
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
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Other Collection
Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Names
Ceperley, H.T.
Ceperley, Grace
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark518
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested ar…
Associated Dates
1902
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Associated Dates
1902
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 12183
Enactment Date
11/12/2006
Description
Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
Heritage Value
‘Glen-Lyon’ is valued as an excellent example of a privately-owned Edwardian era country estate built at the turn of the nineteenth century. The property retains significant heritage features including the Edwardian era mansion with rustic Arts and Crafts features, and elements of a working agricultural landscape. The property was originally the Royal City Mills logging camp, and in 1900 was purchased by Duncan Campbell McGregor (1853-1929) and Margaret Jane McGregor (1875-1960), who named their estate ‘Glen-Lyon’ after Duncan McGregor’s birthplace in Perthshire, Scotland. The McGregors were active in municipal affairs and social activities, and played a significant role in the early development of Burnaby. Duncan McGregor served as a city councillor from 1909 to 1912 and was elected reeve of Burnaby in 1913. Margaret McGregor was instrumental in the formation and fundraising activities of the Victoria Order of Nurses in Burnaby. Additionally, the site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The site retains significant features from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, including a large gambrel-roofed barn designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works that is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby. Between 1941 and 1945 the mansion housed the Provincial School for the Deaf and Blind when the Borstal School was closed temporarily as a war measure during the Second World War.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion include its: - location on a sloping site with expansive southern exposure, adjacent to Marine Drive - residential form, scale and massing of the house as exemplified by its two and one-half storey height, above-ground basement and rectangular plan - Arts and Crafts elements of the house such as its stone foundation, multi-gabled roof line with steep central hipped roof, symmetrical cross-gables, side shed dormers, bellcast upper walls sheathed in cedar shingles and lower walls sheathed in narrow clapboard - original exterior features of the house such as the full width front verandah with square columns, central staircase on the southern elevation, original doors and stained glass windows; and the irregular fenestration such as double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, bay windows, and projecting windows in the gable ends - original interior features of the house such as the U-shaped main stair designed around two symmetrically placed Ionic columns, and interior trim on the main floor including boxed beams and fireplaces - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding - associated landscape features such as the original garden plantings with some exotic and many native specimen trees; the original log pond and its concrete Marine Drive causeway and culvert; rockeries and a rose garden
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Organization
Home of the Friendless
Borstal School
New Haven Correction Centre
Architect
Henry Whittaker
Function
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-004-661
Boundaries
'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
Area
230873.18
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
McGregor, Duncan C. (1853-1929)
Whittaker, Henry
Home of the Friendless
Borstal School
New Haven Correction Centre
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Residential
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' New Haven Barn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark852
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
Associated Dates
1939
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Associated Dates
1939
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 12183
Enactment Date
11/12/2006
Description
Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
Heritage Value
The site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The New Haven Barn is a significant feature from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works, and is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the New Haven Barn include its: - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Organization
Home of the Friendless
Borstal School
New Haven Correction Centre
Architect
Henry Whittaker
Function
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-004-661
Boundaries
'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
Area
230873.18
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
Whittaker, George
New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders
New Haven Correction Centre
Borstal School
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Agricultural
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Converted Army Hut

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34135
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a converted army hut in the Willingdon Heights area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-051
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a converted army hut in the Willingdon Heights area.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Former Camp Kitchen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34136
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a former camp kitchen used as part of civil defence in the Willingdon Heights area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-052
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a former camp kitchen used as part of civil defence in the Willingdon Heights area.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Briefing room on aircraft carrier "Bonny"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3734
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of men seated in rows. Harold Winch can be seen in the last row. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s. This may be the same aircraft carrier pictured in photograph BV013.12.84.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of men seated in rows. Harold Winch can be seen in the last row. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s. This may be the same aircraft carrier pictured in photograph BV013.12.84.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.91
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Defence Committee at Norfolk, Virginia - USA

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3728
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of members of a federal defence committee with uniformed officers. Harold Winch, pictured in the photograph, sat on three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of members of a federal defence committee with uniformed officers. Harold Winch, pictured in the photograph, sat on three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.85
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Electrician on aircraft carrier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3727
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Transportation - Air
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.84
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3747
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Armament - Munitions
Animals - Dogs
Public Services - Military Services
Accession Code
BV013.12.105
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3740
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Transportation - Ships
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Royal Canadian Navy
Accession Code
BV013.12.97
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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On board a Canadian destroyer on manoeuvers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3741
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of three men next to a helicopter on board a Canadian Navy craft. Harold Winch is pictured in the centre. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of three men next to a helicopter on board a Canadian Navy craft. Harold Winch is pictured in the centre. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Transportation - Air
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Royal Canadian Navy
Accession Code
BV013.12.98
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Practice bombs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3735
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Armament - Munitions
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.92
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Air Defence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34099
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former site of Aerial Defense 1942-1946, at Kitchener Street and Madison Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former site of Aerial Defense 1942-1946, at Kitchener Street and Madison Avenue.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Buildings - Military
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kitchener Street
Madison Avenue
Images
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Burnaby Air Raid Patrol

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.1 x 24.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Air Raid Patrol standing behind a model street. Some of the men are wearing ARP armbands.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.1 x 24.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
028-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Air Raid Patrol standing behind a model street. Some of the men are wearing ARP armbands.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5118
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 17, 2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
Scope and Content
Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had an air raid siren mounted on its roof which sounded terrifying to him when it was tested periodically during the 1950s Cold War era.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Public Services - Civil Defence
Names
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Gilmore Avenue School
McRae, Bruce
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV017.48.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
January 17, 2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0004_001.mp4
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Operation Mink Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription72207
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1955
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film reel ( 6 min., 8 sec.) : col. , si. ; 16 mm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a silent motion picture civil defense film entitled, "Operation Mink Farm" produced by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. The film footage was shot in Burnaby, B.C. on April 24th, 1955. A resolution was passed in February 1955 by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 24, 1955
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Studies, reports, and conferences series
Physical Description
1 film reel ( 6 min., 8 sec.) : col. , si. ; 16 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
566-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2009-08
Scope and Content
Item consists of a silent motion picture civil defense film entitled, "Operation Mink Farm" produced by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. The film footage was shot in Burnaby, B.C. on April 24th, 1955. A resolution was passed in February 1955 by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby to create a Civil Defense Board comprised of council members and appointees, whereby the Reeve would act as the chair of the board. Several municipal employees and council members went through Civil Defense training in preparation for an attack or catastrophe. The first portion of the film takes place at the old City Hall (the stone building) with uniformed Air Raid Precaution (A.R.P.) members performing civil defense exercises in the case of a nuclear war and how to care for and rescue injured civilians. Volunteers pose as the injured as they are cared for and transported on stretchers. In the second portion of the film, the local fire department and civil defense members endeavor to get a fire under control with water hoses. The film takes place at a former mink farm in North Burnaby as referred to in the title.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Scott, A.F.
Notes
Transcribed title
Images
Video

Operation Mink Farm, April 24, 1955

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armband

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4311
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.47.7
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.47.7
Description
Canvas arm band, A.R.P. ARP = Air Raid Precautions, a WWII civil defence group.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Adornment - - Body Adornments
Object Term
Armband
Subjects
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Names
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
Images
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armband

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39844
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.19
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.19
Description
Armband. White canvas with "ARP" stamped in blue. ARP = Air Raid Precautions. WWII Civilian defence group.
Object History
The ARP armband belonged to Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions. The Burnaby ARP wore armbands such as these.
Reference
See City of Burnaby Archives photograph 028-001 "Burnaby Air Raid Patrol"
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
"ARP" stamped in blue.
Subjects
Personal Symbols
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Names
Cutress, Harry Charles
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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armband

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45360
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV003.15.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV003.15.1
Description
Armband, white cloth; "ARP"; joined by two pieces of elastic; blue lettering is faded
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Adornment - - Body Adornments
Object Term
Armband
Subjects
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Images
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