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The first annual Victoria Inter- be received no later than 4 Pm, et

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Descendents of pioneers still live on original

By Priscilla Jay
The area in North Saanich now known as Ardmore scads from.
West Saanich Rd. to the sea between McTavish Rd. and Frizzell Rd. It.
is less commonly known that it also includes lands to the east of West
Saanich Rd, that is, Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club; the Edl- >
ington farm, and part of the Pendray farm, all of which were part of
the original Ardmore Farm.

Apparently the first white man to be attracted to the area was a
young midshipman on HMS Thetis which visited this coast in: 1853.

His name was John Cole or Coles. Even his obituary in The Field
(of which he had.been editor) in July, 1910, refers to him as both Cole » :
and Coles: At any rate, having returned to Europe and ‘served in the

- Crimean War where he rose to the rank of Ist mate, he retired from
the Royal Navy in 1857 and returned to Vancouver Island where he —.

“resided in the neighborhood of the bay which bears his name until .
1866 when he returned to England.’”’

The bay was named by. Capt. Richards of HMS Plumper i in 1860.
and appears on older maps as ‘‘Cole’’ and was so called locally until
the establishment of Coles Bay Park...

The obituary:says he had a log cabin and store as well as a farm in
Saanich ‘‘near Cole Bay,’’ and that he was at one time seized by ‘‘an.
Indian chieftaness’’ and held prisoner because her son, who had ac-:-
compnaied. Cole on an excursion, had been murdered by. 2 hostile
tribe.

It would. appear that Cole’s relationship with the natives was not.
ideal. An item in The British Colonist, June 3, 1859, from Coles to

J.D. Pemberton accuses Indians of threatening his life _ shooting
cattle belonging to his brother; Mark.

The letter complains the Indians: were not punished ‘’as a white man

: would ber -and refers .to Indians as “vagabonds with very few excep-

“tions.

eo File 311, pfovincial archives colonial correspondence; contains an.

“application for government employment from Cole, dated 1863, and
says he was elected to the legislative assembly ‘‘three years ago.’

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Joan Chamberlain’s research for the McTavish Rd. school centen- Charming country bungalow.on West Saanich Road still
nial project in 1958 indicates that Mark-Coles owned land inthe vicini-. stands today and was home of Mary Gwynne, Pictured f here’
ty of. Horth ‘Hill and 100 acres of. what is now Glen Meadows Golf in 1930’s.
course. pene ee
-Since Mark Coles did not. return ‘to ‘England (according to Saanich : ed and at the. ower | levels were tennis courts, golf course, and. an
~ Pioneer Society. records he died in Victoria and is ‘‘buried in the old). aviary. ce
-cemetery,”’) it-is ‘likely this 100-acre block. was previously in ‘John’s. Stone deine were. dnstalléd in the sandy loam ae of the hone
name. I’ve’ found no record of. the location of me Property, the log from the West Rd to the wooded area by the sea and a 20-acre orchard
ee cabin, or the store,. ‘owned by Cole. ~ planted: cherries, apples, pears, prunes, in many varieties... Ships.of ”
Rosemary Owen writing in The Daily. Colonist, Sept. ‘A 196, y. the Royal Navy anchored in the bay and the officers were entertained;
--Teports: that Dr. J: .§. Helmcken acquired 267 acres,’the northwest por- “as were guests from Victoria,

“tion of the area:‘now described as Ardmore, in: 1861. Records of the.
B:C..Land. Registry Office show. the value to: have been. three hundred
pounds sterling, land ‘tax three. shillings. :1his, land was rented to the
Williams tere

The Trenches do not seem to have nated with local pels although ae
: they. did attend Holy Trinity Church: They are supposed to have own- .
ed. the ‘first: automobile in ‘the district, a Stanley Steamer. All this.
Se -- gracious living came to an abrupt: end when’ the’ mansion: was.
destroyed by fire around 1904. camer a Be Pe

- Meanwhile, the adjoining property which

> the Granville "Syndicate of London‘and moved to eee
dicate broceeded, to subdivide, intending to take advantage of the land
boom. ae : : ena on mae
~~ There is more confusior about the disposal of ‘the West: ad east aa RESTAURANT
‘ farms i in-the early years of the century. The Challoner. family hada “Open Daily at.11 a.m.
__ summer cottage near the site of the Trench mansion and they dammed. _ Featuring Luncheon Specials
the creek in what is now known as Coles Bay Park to form an artifical from $3.75 .
lake, This created a lovely.cool park among the great conifers that . menace a | TERHORNS «FRENCH EAST
were torn out by the roots when a freak windstorm hit 60 years later. ce

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A.C. Fummerfelt built a-house near: MeTavish house which was a. : Ee ~

summer retreat for his family until 1920, Itis thought that pasture was .
leased to Mr. Horth,

In 1910 the 640 acres. originally owned by McTavish Were purchased
cn by. Arthur B. Haynes and Arthur Small, who resold within the next:
couple of years to Claude A: Allen of the Allen Steamship Sate
London. With the: exception of 104 acres of cleared land on the east»
farm, the property was subdivided into acre lots.

The survey was completed on March 20,1914, by A.O, Noakes. All.
road allowances bore Scottish names, and the farm was now known as. |
Ardmore. Arthur E, Haynes became agent forthe realestate but the »
war broke out and the land boom was over.’ 3 e
Arthur Haynes retained ownership of several lots, including the site ne

7 of the Trench mansion, and in 1916 built a summer.home which was.
“enjoyed. by the entire: Haynes family until: 1956: when it became the ee
~’ permanent home of two of his daughters. x
2 OA.C. Flummerflet retained property on the casi side of the intersecs ne

tion, and in.1920-this nine acres was purchased. by General Gwynne,
. The Gwynnes tore down the Breeds’ and F lummerfelt houses and built
i bungalow. which still standing at 9155 an ret Saanich Rd,

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«farmers ‘The house he built: was: ‘located: just ‘east of the present.
residence at.9155 West Saanich. He imported ornamental trees and ore
chard stock via Cape Horn and ‘landscaped his garden. with black, :
; walnut, Spanish chestnut, white birch, linden and corkelm.
~~ Two black walnuts survive and are designated as heritage trees, 1 Hig:
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~ apples and pears. : we i for FAMILY DINING.
os Inthe nent few years the t faim way split into an east faim anid a west, fe HYDRANT FLUSHING | at FAMILY PRICES :
We ‘farm, ¢ither side of West Rd, For several years the cast farm was own Fen | com Man, ta Fri. Qam-9 pmo ;
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coos a kiln was located near the big red barn, ACNINN THE POST OFFICE:

No further. reference to: the cnierprige: hast ah found and the:
building containing the kiln was demolished in the 19405."

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month, Parsons will § special requirements for water Clarity, wily vpon:tequast, a
be given dvance warning ol flushing, in the vicinity, ost

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any ‘ , - on aler i) empocat digcnlquration af wate og wage vee MANQUETR ES aa
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ot a. Winding driveway through tall fir trees that ted toa. mansion.
overlooking ole Bay, The area surrounding the mansion Was terrace.

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