- CA BWGPL LHC-Scot-2016-06-28-03
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- 2016
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Photograph of the Auld Kirk on the 6th Line in Bradford West Gwillimbury. Photo taken in June 2016.
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Photograph of the Auld Kirk on the 6th Line in Bradford West Gwillimbury. Photo taken in June 2016.
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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
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Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue detail
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Detail of Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue from the front
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Detail of Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe front view of statue and her plaque in the background
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Gwillim statue left side detail
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Detail of the left side of statue, featuring the Georgina Church, circa 1796
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Gwillim statue right side detail
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Detail of the meeting between Great Sail (holding baby Francis Simcoe) and Lt.-Gov. Simcoe
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Local History Collection Brochure
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Wood statue commissioned by the Bond Head and District Horticultural Society in 2010, carving done by V. Donnelly.
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In 1823, John Garbutt, an early magistrate in the township, settled on the north half of lot 10 con. 12. Around him came others to form a small community. An early school was replaced by a brick one in 188 which still stands today as a private residence. The school has hosted dances, parties, concerts and anniversaries over the years. A nearby burial pit provides evidence of a significant historical battle in pre-settlement times. circa 1823
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