The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-20, Page 26PAGE 12A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20,1981
• Nick Hill speaks
to historical society
by Helen Owen
Mrs. Dorothy Wallace,
President of the Huron
Branch of the Architectural
Conservancy of Ontario,
welcomed the audience to
the meeting held in the Old
Town Hall, Bayfield on
Thursday, May 7.
Following- reading of the
minutes of the November
meeting; the representative
from Seaforth reported on a
successful seminar which
had been held at Van Eg-
mond House recently.
The Goderich represen-
tatives told of the discovery
of the original mayoral
chair, which was now being
restored and would be plac-
ed in the Council Chamber
when the work was com-
pleted. Another project has
been the productioriof a tour
map for visitors, which
would be available through
the tourist office in
Goderibb.
It was announced that a
'walking tour' of the London
area was'plarined.for June 17
and details were available
for anyone wishing to take
part. Another interesting
tour had been arranged fOr
June 22, 23 and 25 hi Brant-
ford.
After considerable delays
the -Cambridge Preston.
Public School Building was
being opened as senior •
citizen accommodationand
the President recommended
a visit to . this unusual con- -
cept. She also reported. on
the seminar which had taken
place in Toronto two weeks
ago. Some 2,50 delegates had
attended drawn from a very
wide area, the speakers.be-
ing Chris .Pelliam and Mar-
tin Weaver. While there, she,
had picked up a supply of .
folders 'made up by head-
quarters and distributed free
'of. charge. These were
designed with a special
pocket to contain local infor-
mation and members pre-
sent were invited to acquire
supplies for use in their own
areas.
A' discussion ensued on the
protest action off Jim Ander-
son in Stratford, and it was
suggested that the best sup-
port that could be offered
would be through letters to
the press expressing concern
that action of this nature was
necessary in order to draw
attention to the importance
of maintaining historical
records.
• The president then in-
troduced. the speaker,
Nicholas Hill, author of the
recently published book,
"Historic 5treetscapes% Mr.
Hill told'his audience that he
had been fortunate to attend
a course idEngland at the
Institute of Advanced Ar-
chitectural Studies in the ci-
ty of York. His talk centered
around the course subjects
and he also displayed
delightful water .colours of
building and landscapes
which he had painted and
sketched in his sparetime in
the area.
The course, he said, had an
added interest because the
ParticiPants mine from all
over the world. It had been
demanding since it was
broken up into single weeks
of intensive study of a varie-
ty of architectural subjects -
structures, materials, land-
scaping and • historical
buildings. An additional
bonus had been a bus tour of
the West country. • •
Mr. Hill then went on to il-
lustrate his talk with a series
• of slides. He emphasized his
awareness of a difference in
• the quality of light, which be-
ing softer than that to which
he was accustomed, certain-
ly revealed the buildings and
countryside in amanner that
added to the . natural and
• structured environment. 'The
city of York had a history gri-
ing back some 2,000 years
and saw its beginnings as a
fortified • Roman encamp- .
ment at the junction of two
rivers. Situated in the north
of England, not far from the
Scottichborder, it had grown
up and survived 'many
troubles from the Norman
Hope for disabled
.During this International
Year of the Disabled Per-
sons,a group of concerned
citizens have come together,
with the hopes of
establishing some type of
transportation for such peo-
ple who may be unable to
board buses, etc., Or have no
access to a vehicle or
transportation service.
This group has met only
once, but has formed a ques-
tionnaire for groups involVed
with transporting the
physically disabled, as well
as individuals who may be
bothered with this problem,
in the area of Huron County.
If you are interested in
becoming involved with this,
through participating by fill-
ing out a questionnaire or at-
tending meetings, call Sandi
Fremlin or Bob Marshall at
the Vanastra Recreation
Centre (482-3544) to learn
more.
conquest onwards. The
slides exemplified what re-
mained of a walled
medieaval city, crowned by
the impressive York
Minster. City gates, or bars,
as they are called, still sur-
vive, and the heads of
miscreants were once
displayed on poles as a warn-
ing to others over these same
gateways.
Describing the city's
skyline, Mr. Hill mentioned
the 22 spires, which il-
luminated at tight, were
bothimpressive and
beautiful. Pictures of the ci-
ty itself revealed the
remarkable harmony which
illuminated at night, were
both impressive and
beautiful. Pictures of the ci-
ty itself revealed the
remarkable harmony which
had emerged from a variety
of styles, often enhanced by
the mellow bricks and
stones, as well as timbered
buildings, each period in
some undefined way con-
tributing to the whole. In
some instances, said Mr.
Hill, the National Trust had.
been responsible for the con-
servation of buildings and
landscapes, and it had been
interesting to observe the
delightful results that had.
been achieved M the preser-
vation of ruined edifices
• some of which still retained
the architectural glories of
centuries long gone.
In the days when the sons -
of the wealthy set Out 'on a
grand tour of Europe, artists
accompanied them and con-
sequently sketches of garden
lay -outs and landscaping
•had been brought back and
used in the designs -for the
surroundings of large man-
sions, some of which were
•portrayed in Mr. Hill's
slides. He had also observed
that- modern design had not
ignored the city's overall im-
pression, and showed one
picture of the roofing ar-
rangement of a shopping
mall which. blended. with the
existing surroundings. •
- Concluding his talk, Mr.
Hill mentioned that the area
had also had a large part to
play at the time of the in-
dustrial revolution. Con-
sequently, evidence of . this
time was now being preserv-
ed in the restoration work to
the magnificent railway sta-
tion, and in conservation of
iron bridges, railway tracks,
furnaces and mills.
Mrs. Wallace thanked Mr.
Hill whose pictures and
descriptions had held his au-
dience enthralled throughout
the evening.
Smile!
Our friend says he's
looking forward to old age so
he can become eccentric. In
fact, he's so enthusiastic,
he's starting a little early.
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