Victoria Park, London, Ontario
N 42° 59.398 W 081° 14.969
17T E 479661 N 4759730
A very pretty piece of greenspace in the heart of downtown London.
Waymark Code: WM5GTX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/05/2009
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The following is from the Ontario Heritage Properties Database, and gives the reasons for it's designation better than I could:
Victoria Park represents a unique combination of beauty, amenity and heritage in the City of London. The 6.25 hectare park has been a gathering place for Londoners since 1874. Victoria Park is of significant historic, architectural and cultural heritage landscape importance in five key areas:
Historical Reason
(a) As a registered archaeological site;
(b) Military history;
c) A designed landscape;
(d) A place of public gathering and celebration; and
(e) Monuments
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Public Park or Gardens
County or Regional Municipality: Middlesex
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