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Heritage hall falls Loyal Orange Lodge dismantled last week By Jennifer Lang One of Surrey’s oldest heritage buildings, Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1471, has been torn down. Its lifetime spanned three centuries and it survived a move to Surrey Centre Cemetery, where it sat for two decades awaiting restoration. Last week, with no rescuer on the horizon and its walls bowing with rot, the hall was torn down by the City of Surrey. Built in 1891, the hall was one of the last surviving institutional buildings from Surrey’s pioneer past, serving an important role in the settlement and further development of the city’s culture as the focus of community life for early protestant settlers. The tear-down ended nearly two decades of frustrated efforts to find a way to preserve and restore the historic hall, listed on the City of Surrey’s heritage register in 2004. It was relocated from its original site a few blocks east on 60 Ave. in 1993 in order to save it from demolition when the property was being redeveloped. According to Don Luymes, Manager
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The 1891 hall as it appeared just a few weeks ago, was in danger of collapsing.
of Community Planning for the City of Surrey, the hall was moved to the cemetery as a temporary measure. The idea was to buy time while a more permanent use could be thought of – ideally finding a purchaser willing to take on the restoration and preservation project, and secure a new lease on life for the building. That’s happened to several historic counterparts in the Five Corners area, including the Boothroyd House (1875) at 168 St. and 60 Ave., which See SALVAGED / Page 2
‘Glitch’ blamed for heritage demo Reaching for new heights
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A horse and rider soar during the saddle bronc competition Saturday at the 69th annual Cloverdale Rodeo and 127 Country Fair. The event drew big crowds to the Cloverdale Fairgrounds over the Victoria Day long weekend. For rodeo results and more photos, go to cloverdalereporter.com. For more on the Cloverdale Bed Races and Children’s Decorated Bike contest, turn to page 3.
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