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Entrance gates, chapel and lodge at the Necropolic were built in 1872
Entrance gates, chapel and lodge at the Necropolic were built in 1872

Entrance gates, chapel and lodge at the Necropolic were built in 1872

Date7/3/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Entrance gates; chapel and lodge at the Necropolic were built in 1872. The burial ground just east of Parliament St. at the end of Winchester St. was established in 1850 and it contains the bodies of many famous Canadians; including George Brown; a Father of Confederation; assassinated in 1880.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110836F
Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history, including Mayor William Holmes Howland, lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery
Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history, including Mayor William Holmes Howland, lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery
3/2/1981
A small, one-storey brick structure stands beyond an arched entrance gate displaying the words ...
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery, Roselawn Avenue, between Latimer Avenue and Chaplin Crescent, Toronto, Ontario. Gates for Pride of Israel Benefit section
10/2/1922
St. James Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
St. James Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
1956-09
St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
1870 circa
St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
St. James' Anglican Cemetery, Parliament St., east side, between Wellesley & Bloor Streets East, St. James-the-less chapel
1915 circa
Stone tomb in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was built by Hart Massey, founder of the family fortune
Stone tomb in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was built by Hart Massey, founder of the family fortune
10 November 1976
Pet cemetery near Goodwood contains the graves of some 2,000 animals, Dr. Alan Secord of Toronto, who started the cemetery, says: If there were no animals in heaven, it wouldn't be heaven, would it?
Pet cemetery near Goodwood contains the graves of some 2,000 animals, Dr. Alan Secord of Toronto, who started the cemetery, says: If there were no animals in heaven, it wouldn't be heaven, would it?
5/2/1969
Black and while picture of a cottage surrounded by bushes.
Superintendent's office at St. James Cemetery, Toronto
Approximately 1932
Pounding waves and inclement weather making inroads on 30-foot-bluffs at Bronte have opened graves at lakeside Bronte cemetery where U.E.L. pioneers and Napoleonic war veterans lie
Pounding waves and inclement weather making inroads on 30-foot-bluffs at Bronte have opened graves at lakeside Bronte cemetery where U.E.L. pioneers and Napoleonic war veterans lie
6/6/1946
Rexdale Boulevard, looking east from west of Kipling Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Rexdale Boulevard, looking east from west of Kipling Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
5/31/1955
In memoriam, died on Friday, July 25th, 1913, Angus Thomson in his 80th year
In memoriam, died on Friday, July 25th, 1913, Angus Thomson in his 80th year
1913
Image shows a track view with a lot of trees on both sides.
G.T.R. BELT LINE, looking east from east of Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario
1952