This journal, part 1 of 2, features our sightseeing in New Westminster (NW) on a very bright, cloudless day, with dappled sunlight & many shadows, therefore, many of my photos were not great. NW has a lot of heritage houses so most of the photos in these two journals feature houses that appealed to me, both old & new. Some of the houses were special, so I salvaged some of those poor photos by "uncoloring" them & turning them into black & white ones. The photos are shown in the order we saw them, & I
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h1 - note the half moon window
& the carved fretwork in the gables & around the veranda.
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h2 - I love this charming pink Tudor
house with a veranda & balconied gable dormer. The hanging pots of...
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h3 - a delicate green one
with Ionic columns around the veranda & unusual roof line.
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h4 - this Tudor house has a rare
pavilion-hipped roof. Note also the gabled dormers & the bay windows.
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h5 - this delightful Queen Anne house
has several notable features such as a conical turret, unusual gables &...
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h6 - note the delicate cutwork trim,
decorative shingles, & attractive entrance. Other notable features...
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h7 - the house next door
wasn't too shabby either, especially the roof line with its semi-circular...
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This totem pole was in Queen's Park.
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h8 - this lovely shingled one is newer
& has 3 pronounced gabled dormers & a turned-up roof line.
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h9 - another newer one
with interesting features - circle bay windows, a large inset gabled...
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h10 - this newer brick one
has a steeply pitched roof & 2 hip-roofed dormers that are different.
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h11 - this interesting house
has many unique features, especially the angled corner, the upper...
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h12 - this interesting house
has a unique tower.
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The historic Rogers house (1907)
at 107 Park Row. This decorative Victorian cottage with Edwardian...
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English Corners (1891)
at 119 Royal Avenue, is currently being restored. This Tudor Revival...
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h13 - this unique newer house
has a charming conical tower over the rounded, pillared entrance.
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h14 - a green one with Tudor styling
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h15 - a pleasant peach number
with upper & lower balconies & box bay windows.
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h16 - a bonny blue one
with full upper & lower verandas & unique fish scale shingles on the...
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h17 - twin peaks
with inviting entrance.
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h18 - gambrel-roofed beauty
with an elongated porch topped by a large balcony.
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h19 - this one was on 1st St, I think
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h20 - note the window detail,
the upper balcony, the 2 story bay window, & the hip-roofed dormer.
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h21 - this pastel pretty
has multiple gabled dormers, a pretty veranda, & decorative shingles.
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h22 - this striking house
has interesting windows set into the huge gable & a hip-roofed dormer.
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