I’ve been getting some reaction to my column about the future of the Normal School in Wortley village.
One reader wonders if, perhaps, the 114-year-old building might serve as a local archives centre, both for the city and Western University.
The reader points out that a) London is the only major centre in Canada that doesn’t have a single, accessible storage site for its municipal archives, that b) Western University’s new archives is already overcrowded, and c) the nearby Landon branch of London Public Library could use a larger space.
Would it be possible to house all three of those collections at the historic structure in Old South? It’s certainly an interesting idea. (Any thoughts?)
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London
The usual problem…
Could it be retrofitted affordably for such an important conservation function?
It was prettied up for the education people some years ago, but is that compatible?
- Where are the Municipal archives now – are they even accessible to the public?
What about the material of the annexed areas, the Old Townships – who has that?
..(Note: isn’t it great to see Herb Craig – he of the Talbot Streetscape poster c 1985
in Ann McColl era – in the news again?. Wonderful that in this electronic age people
can revisit early work of others with modern communication tools. [Beck on Doors].
Free Press used to be very supporting of built heritage conservation work years ago
- glad to see you at it again.