Museum London’s From Castles to Cottages

This nearly 90-minute walk will take you through the Talbot Street, Ridout Street area of the downtown. You’ll be introduced to historical buildings, current residential uses, businesses and part of the development history of the city. Visit Eldon House, London’s oldest permanent residence on the way.

First Tour: 1:30 pm

Second Tour: 2:30 pm

Date
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Time
1:30 pm
Duration
90 minute
 
Meeting Place
Walk begins near the Rhino on the front lawn of Museum London
     
Walkability
unpaved and paved areas
Parking
Parking lots and street parking available		  
 
Main Contact
Carol Kehoe
Tour Guide
TBD
Contact Info
info@janeswalklondon.com
519-661-0333

2 Responses

  1. Charles 30. Apr, 2010 at 12:26 pm #

    May I suggest you include instructing walkers on our three longstanding series of historical point-of-contact information PLAQUES. Not many seem to realise 3 levels of government sponsor these, the HS&MBC series created after the Great War, the OHF series from the mid ’50s (with confusing ever -changing sponsor lines), and the LPL series for 40 years. Our first was c 1956 federally and not sure provincially but the Historical Society files should give dates as they oversaw so many.
    Plaque shapes and colours have been consistent however. And the Fed and Ontario ones appear in other communities, giving a sense of continuity as one travels. (Senior series are internet searchable, but no photos. Hope you will home in on them in your promtional materials.
    [A couple of goofs - wrong date on the LPL Sites on the flats re the RIver renaming; east London instead of London East on that one at the former Town Hall; and the wrong month of of the arrival of Simcoe, Talbot, Givins et al at the Forks to "found" this community. March2 , not in February as stated on the Old
    Courthouse lawn one.]
    Great idea and an enhancement of the ACO’s traditional Geranium architectural series.

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