Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

AT2021.004.008

Title

Bruce County Jail, Walkerton, Ont. : block plan

Object Name

Plan

Dates of Creation

November 1927

Creator

James, Fred B.

Description

This item is a blueprint for the Bruce County Jail and Courthouse complex, though this plan focuses on the jail. It bears the title "Bruce County Jail, Walkerton, Ont. Block Plan" at the top. The scale for the plan is 1 in. = 10 ft. The plan was "measured by Major F. [Fred] B. James A.M.E.I.C.. Architect - Walkerton" in November 1927.

The plans shows the block layout. The labelled sections are the east and west Jail Yard, Jailor's Garden, Jail Building, Jailor's and Turn Key's Residences, Turn Key's Garden, and a detail of the yard doors. The outlines of the Court House, a building labelled "Caretaker," and the Central Heating Plant are also present, but not drawn in detail.

Scale

1 in. = 10 ft.

Collection

Corporation of the County of Bruce fonds

System of arrangement

This item is part of the Corporation of the County of Bruce fonds, series 2 (Administration), subseries 4 (Facilities construction, renovation and drawings), file 4 (Bruce County Jail and Court House).

Parent Object

COB S2, SS4, F4

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

1 sheet ; 53 cm x 76.5 cm

Restrictions on Use

Responsibility for determining the copyright status and permissible use rests with the user.

Places

Bruce County
Walkerton

Businesses and Organizations

Bruce County Courthouse & Jail

Search Terms & Subjects

Architectural drawings
Courthouses
Jails