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Alvin and Barbara Betties have gotten a great deal of enjoyment out of their fountain.
Alvin built the fountain from stones found in various places throughout the county. ( Anne
Narejko photo)
Home could be a park
By Anne,Narejko
GODERICH TWP - The sideroads in the
township reminds one of an old movie as the
sun shines down on open fields and the
gravel roads are lined with huge, old trees•
with branches proudly displaying their
buds.
When you reach the home of Alyin and
Barbara Betties at RR2 Bayfield, your mind
will once again play tricks on you, making
your believe that you are in England as their
home is surrounded by an attractive stone
wall.
In fact, it was in England that Mr. and
Mrs. Betties got the idea to build a 525 foot
stone wall around their home.
After a trip to England, Mrs. Betties told
her husband there were twQ things she had
wished she could bring home with her.
"One was a bridge and the other was the
stone walls," she said.
"I told her I'd build her a stone wall but
there was no way I'd build a bridge," ex-
plained Mr. Betties.
In 1969 Mr. Betties put in the footing,
started hauling and laying the stones for the
wall at the front of their home on Concession
6. In 1971, this 90 foot section was completed.
Mr. Betties was busy during 1971, not only
completing that portion of the wall, but he
also built a stone fountain in the shape of an
octagon which was two feet high and 10 feet
wide.
Mr. Betties did not resume his wall
building again until 1979 when he started on
a wall which would run between the house
and the barnyard. This job was completed in
1984, but during the summers of 1982 and
1983, he had started, and completed,
building a wall running along the side of the
property.
The final portion of the wall4 to the right of
the entrance, was built in 1984 with name
"Betties", put in place in the spring of 1985.
To construct the wall, Mr. Betties hauled
140 loads of stones from 17 different, unused
barn foundations.
"There were 10 properties in Goderich
Township, one in Clinton, one in the
Brucefield area, one near Bayfield, one
from Bracebridge, one from near Staffa,
two from Blyth and one from Gananoque,"
noted Mr. Betties.
When the Betties started building their
wall in 1969, prices were relatively low com-
pared to what prices were when they finish-
ed last year.
At today's prices, they estimate it would
cost between $45-$50 per foot, not including
labor, the price of the stones or the cost of
transporting the stones. Mr. Betties also
estimates it took approximately three hours
to do one foot.
Finishing touches on the fence include the
Betties' name highlighted at night with
lights, and lights on the top of the fence and
the fountain. This lighting and the electrical
wiring has an estimated cost of $724.
Mr. Betties was a one man team,putting
the entire fence and fountain together by
himself. It was a lot of work, but he says
he'd do it again.
"Oh yes, I'd do it again, but only for
myself," he said.
Mrs. Betties said he has had requests
from friends, but he has turned them down.
During the Goderich Township Ses-
quicentennial celebrations, four buses
visited the Betties' home to see the walls
and fountain.
Mrs. Betties also said that one car
mistook their property for a park - an easy
mistake to make.
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DIRECTIONS - From Exeter Hwy. 4
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Phone orders
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Alvin Betties put a lot of time, effort and love into the stone wall his wife, Barbara. (Anne Narejko photo)
which surrounds his home. The wall was built strictly by hand for
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We are now starting our summer fertilizing. If you
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- Thank you Again,
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