Bradford Public Library Panorama
- CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1990s-20119-03-11-13
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- c. 1998
Part of Local History Collection
A panoramic photograph of the Bradford Public Library, taken by Sheryl Cheshire.
Sheryl Cheshire
Bradford Public Library Panorama
Part of Local History Collection
A panoramic photograph of the Bradford Public Library, taken by Sheryl Cheshire.
Sheryl Cheshire
Bradford Public Library Streetview
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Photograph from the Spring of 1983 of the outside of the Bradford Library when it was located on John Street.
Bradford Railway Station Sign Plaque
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Plaque was hung in the Library Café at 425 Holland Street West in February, 2017. It accompanies the old Bradford Railway Sign hanging in the Café.
Plaque reads:
The railway station in Bradford has a long history serving the leisure travel, commuting and freight needs of our community. Bradford’s economy has always been strongly tied to railway access to Toronto; historically supporting booming livestock industry and facilitating other exports. Wagon loads of wheat were at times lined up back to Bond Head waiting to load their wheat onto rail cars. More
recently it serves as a commuter link with Union Station.
The present station was built around 1900 by the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) in response to strong economic growth tied to industry.
The current station was acquired by GO Transit in December 1998, and over the next number of years undertook extensive renovations to help adapt it to its role as a vital commuter link along the Barrie to Union Station Line. The most significant renovations took place in 2006-2007 with the pouring of a new concrete foundation and the removal of parts of a previous
renovation from the 1950s.
Designed by Peter Wilson
Peter Wilson
Bradford Volunteer Firefighter's Donate to Library
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A newspaper clipping about fundraising to raise funds for a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court. Included is a newspaper photograph of (L-R): George Breedon (Dept. Treasurer), Merle McKnight (Firefighter), Ted Bulpit (Dept. Fire Chief), Gord Church (Dept. Captain), Eleanor Sherbo (Library Board Chairperson)
"BRADFORD'S VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS rasided $1,500 for th Library Building Fund from an October draw, and made the presentation to library board chair..."
Bradford Weekly
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library and Cultural Centre
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Photograph of the new public library and cultural centre
Jim Craigmyle
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Welcomes you
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Ad for the new Library on Holland Street West
Bradford Times
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The front entrance of the Bradford W.G. Public Library when it was located at Holland Court.
Bradford W.G. Public Library Float
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"Bruno Bronty" (made by the 1989 Summer Reading Club) on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library's float in the Santa Claus Parade.
Bradford's Public Library Practically Debt Free
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"Bradford Rotary Club has made its final payment on its promise of $6000 toward the building of Bradford Public Library/ Last year, Bradford Lions Club made its final payment on its promise of $12000 for the library, making a total of $18000 contributed by the two local service clubs toward the new building. Other organizations have made lesser contributions. ..."
Bradford Witness
Breaking ground for a new BWG Leisure Centre and Public Library
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An article about the ground breaking for the new Library and Leisure Centres to be built on Holland Street W.
"The site of the new Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre and Public Library/Cultural Centre was off-limits, as the contractor's crews continued to move earth, in preparation for the start of construction - so the official groundbreaking ceremony took place across the road, at the Canadian Tire Store, and in front of the fencing on Holland St. West..."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times