Happy Heritage Week 2021 with the theme “Where do you find Heritage?” Our first stop is at Keith Road and Lonsdale, on the west side of Victoria Park. Look around. What do you see? Close your eyes and take yourself back to 1915. What would you hear? Here’s a clue … clip-clop, clip-clop. Yes, there were horses back then, who pulled loads up Lonsdale. This original solid granite trough was used to quench the thirst of those hard-working horses. But why is it on the left hand side of the road? Up until 1922, traffic in BC followed the British system. Now a centenarian, the trough is recognized by the City of North Vancouver on its Heritage Register. Beside the trough is a stylized metal horse named “The Long Ascent” which is part of the North Vancouver public art collection.
Other heritage resources in the immediate vicinity of the horse trough include the following (see captions below photos):
Heritage really is everywhere, especially at Lonsdale and Keith Road! We challenge you to go and find these heritage structures and post a photo of yourself in front of them on our Facebook page…kind of like a heritage scavenger hunt!