Monday, May 30, 2022

On the Renaming of London's Schools

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The Thames Valley District School Board will be changing the names of Sir John A. Macdonald and F. D. Roosevelt schools. There have been new...
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Friday, May 27, 2022

London Buildings: Georgian

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Symmetry is one of the oldest continuously-used principles in architecture. It's about harmony and balance, components mirroring each ot...
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Monday, April 25, 2022

Kent Brewery should be preserved

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Y ork Developments proposes to construct a at the southeast corner of St. George and Ann Streets. The building, in the shape of an H, would ...
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Monday, April 11, 2022

On The Road Again: Another Move For London's Fugitive Slave Chapel

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I've written about London's Fugitive Slave Chapel  here  but to give readers a short recap: The tiny building shown on the right was...
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Sunday, April 10, 2022

My 10 Least Favourite London, Ontario Buildings

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Ever since I listed my favourite London buildings  here , I've been trying to decide what I'd put on a list of my least favourite. I...
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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Richard Clutton Wright Makes The Great Migration

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Historians have called the period from 1815 to 1850 the Great Migration to Canada since, during those years, over 800,000 immigrants, mainly...

The Byron Barn Blunder

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William Griffiths' barn as drawn by Louis Taylor in Nancy Tausky's Historical Sketches of London: From Site to City. Broadview Press...