Category Archives: buildings

The old warehouse

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Katherine

One of the old warehouses along the former railbed in Wilmot

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Britex

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Katherine

Founded in 1960, as branch of United Elastic Limited based in New York,Britex (BRIdgetown TEXtiles) manufactured elastic textiles used in a large variety of garments produced in other factories. The factory closed in 2004.

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Gilbert’s Cove Lighthouse

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Katherine

Gilbert’s Cove Lighthouse on the shore of Baie Sainte-Marie

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Windsor Wear

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Katherine

The remains of the Nova Scotia Textiles Limited building where the Windsor Wear weaving and fabrication operations were located.

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The Dory Shop

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Katherine

The Dory Shop – Lunenburg

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Nova Scotia Church – Lawrencetown

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Katherine

Another deconsecrated and empty church – this one in Lawrencetown in the Annapolis Valley. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is a registered Municipal Heritage Property in the Municipality of Annapolis County, officially registered, August 18th, 1992.

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Nova Scotia Textiles Limited – a window into the past

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Katherine

Nova Scotia Textiles Limited, where Windsor Wear was woven… Pretty much all of the windows have been smashed or removed at the old Nova Scotia Textiles Limited factory in Windsor. There are great plans to renovate the building, but I … Continue reading →

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Horton Bluff Lighthouse

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Katherine

Constructed in 1961, the Horton Bluff Lighthouse has an 8.7-meter-high tower rising from the west corner of the flat-roofed building sited sixty-five meters above Avon River. The light  served as the front light of a pair of range lights. The … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Royal

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Katherine

Looking across the Annapolis River toward Granville Ferry

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NRC 9 m wind tunnel

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Katherine

A trip to Ottawa would not be complete without visiting the National Research Council 9 m wind tunnel research facility.

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