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serv.focus(); } //--> </script> </head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <div id="stChild"> <div class="sc" id="sc1"> <h4 class="float-left">1</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse<br />1903<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <div align="left"><A HREF="javascript:;" onClick="remWin('CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=94143&remP=%2Fsgc-cms%2Fhistoires_de_chez_nous-community_stories%2Fhdcn-cm%2FACMT%2F0001%2Ftext%2F&remEx=Abandoned+Places+%26+Spaces&lg=English');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('textIcon_1_1','','English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_over.gif',1)"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/text_off.gif" alt="TEXT ATTACHMENT" name="textIcon_1_1" width="28" height="28" style="border:none;"></A></div> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#1" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184095','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=456,height=318')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT00010039.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />South Grey Museum Collection<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc2"> <h4 class="float-right">2</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The Flesherton Schoolhouse - SS#5 Artemesia - was constructed in 1891 on a hilltop property donated by W.K. Flesher, overlooking the Boyne River. It was a two-storey brick structure that operated until the 1960's when it was closed. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc3"> <h4 class="float-left">3</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse, Interior<br />circa 1920's<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#3" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184096','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=506,height=361')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT0001003a.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />South Grey Museum Archives<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc4"> <h4 class="float-right">4</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The interior of one of the school rooms. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc5"> <h4 class="float-left">5</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse<br />circa 2007<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#5" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184155','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT00010075.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Grey Highlands Heritage Committee<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc6"> <h4 class="float-right">6</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The building was abandoned and in recent years had suffered terribly from vandalism. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc7"> <h4 class="float-left">7</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse<br />2007<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#7" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184156','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT00010076.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Grey Highlands Heritage Committee<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc8"> <h4 class="float-right">8</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> Broken windows and crumbling bricks were common. The building had become a hang-out for teenagers and homeless. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc9"> <h4 class="float-left">9</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse<br />2007<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#9" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184157','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=578,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT00010077.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Grey Highlands Heritage Committee<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc10"> <h4 class="float-right">10</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse<br />circa 2007<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#10" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184100','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT0001003e.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Eric Lundsted, Photographer<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc11"> <h4 class="float-left">11</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse Fire<br />July 2008<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#11" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184098','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT0001003c.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Eric Lundsted, Photographer<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc12"> <h4 class="float-right">12</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> In July 2008, the building was engulfed by fire and completely destroyed. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc13"> <h4 class="float-left">13</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Flesherton Schoolhouse smoke plume<br />July 2008<br /> Sydenham St, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada<br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#13" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=184099','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=411,height=545')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/ACMT/0001/image/storycard/ACMT0001003d.jpg" ></span></a> <span class="cmStoryLineText">Credits:<br />Eric Lundsted, Photographer<br></span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc14"> <h4 class="float-right">14</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> The smoke plume from the building could be seen as far away as Dundalk and Durham. </span> </div> <table id="scNav"><tr> <td width="172" style="text-align:left;"><a href="pm_v2.php?id=story_line_child&fl=&lg=English&ex=727&sl=6817&pos=1&scpos=1" id="scJumpFirst" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_start.gif" width="10" height="9" /></a></td> <td width="170" style="text-align:right;"><a href="javascript:;" onClick="flip(this.id, 0, 1, 23);" id="scPrev" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_prev.gif" width="9" height="9"></a><a href="pm_v2.php?id=story_line_child&fl=&lg=English&ex=727&sl=6817&pos=1&scpos=0" id="scJumpPrev" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_prev.gif" width="9" height="9" /></a></td> <td width="174" style="text-align:left;"><a href="javascript:;" onClick="flip(this.id, 0, 1, 23);" id="scNext" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_next.gif" width="9" height="9"></a><a href="pm_v2.php?id=story_line_child&fl=&lg=English&ex=727&sl=6817&pos=14&scpos=1" id="scJumpNext" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_next.gif" width="9" height="9" /></a></td> <td width="172" style="text-align:right;"><a href="pm_v2.php?id=story_line_child&fl=&lg=English&ex=727&sl=6817&pos=22&scpos=1" id="scJumpLast" class="scLink"><img src="English/CommunityMemories2/cm_images/sc_last.gif" width="10" height="9" /></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="scSplit" id="scSplit" /> </body> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var scCount = 14; var scShowing = []; flip("scPos", 1, 1, 23); </script>
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