Burnaby South High School Cenotaph and Memorial Tennis Courts
6650 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, Colombie-Britannique, V5E, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1992/11/23
Autre nom(s)
Burnaby South High School Cenotaph and Memorial Tennis Courts
Cenotaph
Tennis Courts
Former Burnaby South High School
Burnaby South Memorial Park
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1948/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/03/06
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
This memorial comprises a cenotaph and three tennis courts: the former is a monument of British Columbia granite inscribed with the names of fifty-one students of Burnaby South High School who lost their lives in the Second World War; and the latter is a living memorial to these former students.
Valeur patrimoniale
This memorial is important for its spiritual, symbolic, and cultural associations for the former students of Burnaby South High School, and for all youth in the community. The cenotaph is of personal significance to the families of those who lost their lives.
The unusual combination of cenotaph and living memorial - the tennis courts - represents a rare statement of a community's commitment to not allow the sacrifice of its youth to be forgotten by providing an active facility which draw people to the place on a regular basis rather than just on occasions of remembrance. As such it is an important symbol of a humanitarian ethic.
In combination with the Kingsway East School, now rehabilitated as the Alan Emmott Centre, this memorial represents a valuable haven of green space and recreation in the high density urban development that now surrounds it.
Source: Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Burnaby South High School Cenotaph and Memorial Tennis Courts include the:
- location of the cenotaph adjacent to the living memorial
- spatial association of this memorial and the remaining school building
- physical fabric of both the granite monument and the tennis courts
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.967
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation patrimoniale
Date de reconnaissance
1992/11/23
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Communauté
- Mobilier urbain ou art public
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRr-84
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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