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Flesherton Schoolhouse
2007
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grey Highlands Heritage Committee

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Flesherton Schoolhouse
circa 2007
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer

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Flesherton Schoolhouse Fire
July 2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer

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In July 2008, the building was engulfed by fire and completely destroyed.

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Flesherton Schoolhouse smoke plume
July 2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer

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The smoke plume from the building could be seen as far away as Dundalk and Durham.

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After Fire demolition
2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer

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Following the fire it was determined that the building was a danger and should be demolished.

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Flesherton Schoolhouse
After Fire 2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
South Grey Museum Collection

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Flesherton Schoolhouse after demolition
2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer

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All that remains of the Flesherton Public School is a pile of brick, charred wood and rubble.

Unfortunately, for the most part, the youth of Flesherton and surrounding areas had no idea this building even existed until it was on fire as the property was set back from the road and the building was heavily covered in trees and brush.

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Brick from the Flesherton Public School
1891
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
South Grey Museum Collection

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This brick, donated to the South Grey Museum, shows the soot marks from the fire.

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Flesherton Schoolhouse - then and now
2008
Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Eric Lundsted, Photographer