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Opening comments - more at end. Memorandum Community Services - H.A.C. AGENDA NOV 2 8 2000 item #.8 TO: Chair and Members Heritage Advisory Committee FROM: Mark Warrack, Community Services DATE: November 24, 2000 FILE: CD.10.074 SUBJECT: Cawthra Estate Walled Garden Ruin - Safety The walled garden ruin at the Cawthra Estate has been identified as a liability for the City by our insurer, due to loose bricks falling off the remaining standing wall and loose rubble underfoot (see attached photograph). This department wishes to inform the Heritage Advisory Committee that the remaining standing wall will be partially demolished out of due diligence. BACKGROUND
The walled garden fell into disrepair as forest reclaimed the area and shaded out the garden. Three of the four walls enclosing the garden were toppled over the past twenty years through vandalism, including the arched entrances. The potting shed was demolished and the well filled for safety reasons. A section of the north wall remains standing. The surrounding forest of Cawthra Woods has been designated a provincially significant wetland complex, and there are no plans to restore the walled garden to its original condition, given the shade from the surrounding forest trees. SCOPE OF SAFETY WORK
1. Demolition of the remaining
section of standing wall (north wall), to a uniform height of
- 2 - Item #. 8(a) 2. Removal of loose rubble. 3. Future capping of the walls
with stone at a finished level of around 0.6m / 2 feet high,
If you require further information, please contact me at the number below. Mark Warrack, Heritage Coordinator Community Services (905) 896-5070 attach. CC.
J:\WPDATA\CAWTHRA\Master Plan\2000 Corr\hacmemo.wpd [the next page, 8 (b), has three pictures of the wall one big one is made up of three smaller ones. They all have hard to read captions. On the large one - Cawthra Estate Garden Ruin - View (1999). On the bottom left - Cawthra Estate Garden Ruin - Wall to be partially demolished. On the bottom right - Cawthra Estate Garden Ruin - Closeup of Wall to be partially demolished.] PLEEASSE SIGN OUR PETITION It will make a difference! Home page - Main Table of Contents - Back up a page - Back to Top [COMMENTS BY DON B. - ] |
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