plan, site

Document/Book

Accession Number
2014.014.023.127.002
Description
A site plan of lots in "Newcastle Town" on linen, the lots divided into a grid with 10 lots circled in red.
Narrative
Newcastle townsite is a district of Nanaimo, BC. north of the Millstone River. The circled lots on this plan may have been some of those purchased by John Cowper Bryden (see: https://collection.thecastle.ca/Detail/objects/1551) At the time that Mr. Bryden purchased these building lots, he was Manager of the Wellington Collieries, north of Nanaimo.
History of Use
This document was acquired by The Castle Society from descendants of John Cowper Bryden and Elizabeth Hamilton Bryden (nee Dunsmuir). The family stored this with other documents in Nanaimo, Victoria, Royston, and Courtney, Vancouver Island. 
Date
circa 1892
Material
Fabric, linen
Inscription
Newcastle Town

Related people/businesses/organizations
Elizabeth Hamilton Dunsmuir (owner)
John Cowper Bryden (owner)
Joan Olive Bryden (owner)
Robert Dunsmuir Bryden (owner)
John William Bryden (owner)
Related Association
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (Relates to)
Related Objects

letter, 2014.014.023.121 (is related to)