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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion

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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

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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

Images

Exterior view of 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion, 2013.. Oblique view from the southeast. thumbnail

H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Steam Plant Building

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Buiding is a single-storey wood frame building with a gabled roof that originally housed the apparatus for climate control in the greenhouses, formerly located to its north. The original rubble stone walls that formed the fo…

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Buiding is a single-storey wood frame building with a gabled roof that originally housed the apparatus for climate control in the greenhouses, formerly located to its north. The original rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for the greenhouses stand adjacent. The Steam Plant Building stands as a pendant to the Root House, which is to the north of the former greenhouses.

Heritage Value: The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally-designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), an outspoken advocate of Arts and Crafts design, was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate. The Ceperleys operated 'Fairacres' with staff, a farm manager and workers, including Chinese, to grow produce for themselves and for sale at local markets. The Steam Plant Building illustrates the market gardening activity of the area around Deer Lake and its importance to the Ceperley family, which valued a year-round supply of fresh fruit and vegetables for the kitchen and flowers for the house. It also illustrates the cultural and aesthetic values of the Ceperleys in retaining an architect to design a functional outbuilding using an accepted and contemporary architectural style. Built in 1908, the Steam Plant Building was significantly altered in the 1960s and restored to its original design in 2000.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Building include its: - overall spatial arrangement of the Steam Plant Building in relation to the former greenhouses and the Root House - side gable roof with cedar shingle cladding. - tall brick chimney indicitive of the building's original function. - distinctive Arts and Crafts architectural features such as the shingle wall cladding with decorative shingling under window sills, deep eaves, and pebble-dashed concrete foundation walls - six-paned wooden-sash casement windows - simple functional interior features - rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for the greenhouses

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Architect: Robert Mackay Fripp

Function: Primary Historic--Outbuilding

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: 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, Grace; Ceperley, H.T.; Fripp, Robert Mackay

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Agricultural - Greenhouses; Buildings - Agricultural

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Images

Exterior view of the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Building, 2013. Oblique view. thumbnail

H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Greenhouse Foundation Wall

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The original rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for a greenhouses adjacent to the Steam Plant Building provided heat to several greenhouses on the estate propoerty. The Root House, which is to the north of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall, provided storage for the farm operation.

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 140665

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The original rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for a greenhouses adjacent to the Steam Plant Building provided heat to several greenhouses on the estate propoerty. The Root House, which is to the north of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall, provided storage for the farm operation.

Heritage Value: The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally-designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), an outspoken advocate of Arts and Crafts design, was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate, which 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, an orchard, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential of the Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement. In 1909, the Ceperleys built three large greenhouses heated by an adjacent steam plant (Fairacres Steam Plant). The greenhouses featured granite foundation walls, including this one which remains intact. The Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production, including Chinese farm labourers. Produce was grown for use at the estate, and for sale at local markets. 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.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Building include its: - overall spatial arrangement of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall in relation to the Steam Plant Building and the Root House - original rubble stone walls reflecting the Arts and Crafts design aesthetic of the estate buildings.

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Architect: Robert Mackay Fripp

Function: Primary Historic--Outbuilding

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; Remains

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, Grace; Ceperley, H.T.; Fripp, Robert Mackay

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural; Building Components; Buildings - Agricultural - Greenhouses

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Images

July 2019 greenhouse foundation wall. Greenhouse foundation wall, 2019. thumbnail

Exterior view of greenhouses on the Ceperley Estate, 1914. thumbnail

H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Root House

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The ‘Fairacres’ Root House is a long, low one-storey masonry building, measuring 4.6 metres by 9.1 metres, with massively buttressed concrete walls and foundations. Built into sloping ground adjacent to the location of the former greenhouses, the surviving orchard and the kitchen entrance of the ma…

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Associated Dates: 1908

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The ‘Fairacres’ Root House is a long, low one-storey masonry building, measuring 4.6 metres by 9.1 metres, with massively buttressed concrete walls and foundations. Built into sloping ground adjacent to the location of the former greenhouses, the surviving orchard and the kitchen entrance of the main house, 'Fairacres,' this functional structure was used as a frost-free store for fruit and vegetables for the family's use.

Heritage Value: The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally-designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), an outspoken advocate of Arts and Crafts design, was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate. The Root House is important as a rare surviving, and exceptionally large, example of this building type in the Vancouver region. Unusual in the fact that an architect designed a building of such modest aspirations, it is also remarkable in its method of construction. The use of concrete as a structural material is one of the earliest in the region and extraordinary for its use on such a modest vernacular outbuilding; root cellars were typically built of loose stone. Built in 1908, the Root House was significantly altered in the 1960s and restored to its original design in 2000. The building is significant as an indicator of the market gardening activity in the area around Deer Lake and of the country-house self-sufficiency practiced by the Ceperley family. The Root House illustrates the cultural, aesthetic, and lifestyle values of the Ceperleys in constructing such a large building for storing their own produce.

Defining Elements: The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally-designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), an outspoken advocate of Arts and Crafts design, was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate. The Root House is important as a rare surviving, and exceptionally large, example of this building type in the Vancouver region. Unusual in the fact that an architect designed a building of such modest aspirations, it is also remarkable in its method of construction. The use of concrete as a structural material is one of the earliest in the region and extraordinary for its use on such a modest vernacular outbuilding; root cellars were typically built of loose stone. Built in 1908, the Root House was significantly altered in the 1960s and restored to its original design in 2000. The building is significant as an indicator of the market gardening activity in the area around Deer Lake and of the country-house self-sufficiency practiced by the Ceperley family. The Root House illustrates the cultural, aesthetic, and lifestyle values of the Ceperleys in constructing such a large building for storing their own produce.

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Architect: Robert Mackay Fripp

Function: Primary Historic--Outbuilding; Secondary Historic--Food Storage

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: 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, Grace; Ceperley, H.T.; Fripp, Robert Mackay

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Agricultural

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Images

Exterior view of ‘Fairacres’ Root House, 2013. Oblique view. thumbnail

Fred Leggett at ticket booth

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 11 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fred Leggett standing at a ticket booth in front of a carousel at an unidentified location. Fred's father, Fred Kirk Leggett was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 11 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fred Leggett standing at a ticket booth in front of a carousel at an unidentified location. Fred's father, Fred Kirk Leggett was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Leggett, Fred

Accession Code: BV993.51.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-3"; 1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying

Images

Fred Leggett at ticket booth, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail

Leggett family on carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Norvie Leggett and three of her children on a carousel. Her daughter Norvie is sitting on the horse, Fred is standing to the left and Leon is standing in front (to the right). These are the children of Norvie and Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owners of Parker Carousel no. 119 (altho…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Norvie Leggett and three of her children on a carousel. Her daughter Norvie is sitting on the horse, Fred is standing to the left and Leon is standing in front (to the right). These are the children of Norvie and Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owners of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Leggett, Fred; Leggett, Leon; Leggett, Norvie; Frame, Norvie Leggett; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV993.51.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-5"; 1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying; 1 photograph : sepia slide ; 35 mm accompanying

Images

Leggett family on carousel, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail

Leon Leggett on a carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leon Leggett riding on a carousel horse. He has a shirt and pants on (that are rolled up past the knee) and he isn't wearing any shoes. Leon Leggett was a son of Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Park…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leon Leggett riding on a carousel horse. He has a shirt and pants on (that are rolled up past the knee) and he isn't wearing any shoes. Leon Leggett was a son of Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV993.51.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-8"; 1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying; 1 photograph : sepia slide ; 35 mm accompanying

Images

Leon Leggett on a carousel, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail

Three men beside carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified men standing beside a carousel. Two of them are wearing light-coloured shirts with dark pants and suspenders. The third man is wearing a dark shirt, dark pants and a cowboy hat. The location has not been identified.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified men standing beside a carousel. Two of them are wearing light-coloured shirts with dark pants and suspenders. The third man is wearing a dark shirt, dark pants and a cowboy hat. The location has not been identified.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Accession Code: BV993.51.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-7"; 1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying; 1 photograph : sepia slide ; 35 mm accompanying

Images

Three men beside carousel, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail

Leggett children at the Lone Star circus

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Leon Leggett, Norvie Leggett, Dedie Leggett and Fred Leggett J standing in front of a mechanical ride. The man standing at the back with the black hat is the children's father, Fred Kirk Leggett from Houston, Texas (the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119). He owned …

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Leon Leggett, Norvie Leggett, Dedie Leggett and Fred Leggett J standing in front of a mechanical ride. The man standing at the back with the black hat is the children's father, Fred Kirk Leggett from Houston, Texas (the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119). He owned the Lone Star circus and the airship was part of the circus attraction.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Leggett, Dedie; Leggett, Fred; Leggett, Fred Kirk; Leggett, Leon; Leggett, Norvie

Accession Code: BV004.94.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Children standing by Airship"

Images

Leggett children at the Lone Star circus, [between 1900 and 1919] thumbnail

Mackenzie family on lawn swing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1907 or 1908]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the MacKenzie family on a wooden swinging bench on the lawn. Depicted in the photograph are Eunice MacKenzie (the mother), Jean MacKenzie (the daughter), Donald MacKenzie (the son), and a baby (Art MacKenzie) held by Mrs. MacKenzie.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the MacKenzie family on a wooden swinging bench on the lawn. Depicted in the photograph are Eunice MacKenzie (the mother), Jean MacKenzie (the daughter), Donald MacKenzie (the son), and a baby (Art MacKenzie) held by Mrs. MacKenzie.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Swings

Names: Davidson, Jean MacKenzie; MacKenzie, Art; MacKenzie, Donald B.; MacKenzie, Eunice

Accession Code: BV985.24.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1907 or 1908]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-12-19

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Mackenzie family on lawn swing, [1907 or 1908] thumbnail

Kingsway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway (then Westminster Road), looking east from Boundary Road near Central Park. Included in the photograph; Central Park Presbyterian Church, Masonic Hall and Reid's Hall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-733

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway (then Westminster Road), looking east from Boundary Road near Central Park. Included in the photograph; Central Park Presbyterian Church, Masonic Hall and Reid's Hall.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls; Buildings - Religious - Churches; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Central Park Presbyterian Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Westminster Avenue; Kingsway

Street Address: 3777 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

Images

Kingsway, 1900 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Burnaby's first Municipal Hall

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Byrne family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 316-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1995-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Civic - City Halls

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7252 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Burnaby's first Municipal Hall, [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995 thumbnail

Bandsand in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.3 x 9.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people walking towards the bandstand in Stanley Park, Vancouver. In 1934, the Malkin Bowl was erected at the site where the banstand used to be. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Band stand in Stanley Park where Malkin Bowl now stands."

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.3 x 9.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people walking towards the bandstand in Stanley Park, Vancouver. In 1934, the Malkin Bowl was erected at the site where the banstand used to be. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Band stand in Stanley Park where Malkin Bowl now stands."

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Bandstands; Geographic Features - Parks

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV972.50.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Photographer: Dean, H.M.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Bandsand in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail

Lewis family house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34823

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a team of four horses pulling a boat in front of the Evelyn Lewis house on Douglas Road (the house - which is visible on the right - was built by Walter Lewis).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lewis family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 140-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of a team of four horses pulling a boat in front of the Evelyn Lewis house on Douglas Road (the house - which is visible on the right - was built by Walter Lewis).

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Boating; Transportation - Horses; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

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Lewis family house, [1904] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail

Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82571

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1930]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1930]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-142

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.

Subjects: Buildings; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Postcard on verso reads: "Published by T Lamb, 40, Market Street, Aberdeen"

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Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, [1900-1930] thumbnail

YMCA Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3067

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph on glass : b&w ambrotype ; 4.2 x 5.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large YMCA building at an unidentified location (not likely from the Greater Vancouver area). The building is at least three storeys tall and includes an auditorium. The building also appears to be made of bricks. A caption on the centre left of the photograph reads, "YMCA Building…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph on glass : b&w ambrotype ; 4.2 x 5.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large YMCA building at an unidentified location (not likely from the Greater Vancouver area). The building is at least three storeys tall and includes an auditorium. The building also appears to be made of bricks. A caption on the centre left of the photograph reads, "YMCA Building."

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational

Names: Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Accession Code: HV973.52.66

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph

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Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory27

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1909-1938

Length: 00:07:15

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's early days working at Burnaby's Municipal Hall, first as an office boy.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's early days working at Burnaby's Municipal Hall, first as an office boy.

Date Range: 1909-1938

Photo Info: Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008

Length: 00:07:15

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: May 21, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.