Stanley Barracks
If, one day, you find yourself wandering around Exhibition Place, you might come across this Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque. It's in the east end, west of the Automotive Building near Lake Shore Boulevard West. Here's what the plaque says:
The British army established a military post here in 1840-41 to replace aging Fort York. Known as the New Fort, it consisted of seven limestone buildings around a parade square, and a number of lesser structures. Massive defensive works were planned for the perimeter but never built. In 1893 the fort was renamed Stanley Barracks in honour of Governor General Lord Stanley. Canadian forces assumed responsibility for the post in 1870 and garrisoned it until 1947. The barracks then served as public housing until the early 1950s, when all but this building, the Officers' Quarters, were demolished.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.632930 -79.413010
Photo by Alan L Brown - March 2004
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