A Millennium Project of OCS

The goal of the project was to complete restoration and conservation work on 160 monuments in the cemetery during the year 2000. This major project was made possible through support from the Canada Millennium Partnership Program, the BC 2000 Community Spirit Program, the City of Victoria, and public donations.

An “as-is” survey was completed to locate markers and monuments at risk and establish priority lists of sites to be worked on in the following categories:

• ceramic-tiled grave tops
• marble and slate grave tops
• iron fences
• broken or flat-lying grave markers
• broken or vandalized monuments

The work carried out involved:

• Removal of flat-lying markers from the ground; cleaning and resetting them in new cement collars
• Cleaning and preparation of selected ceramic and marble/slate grave tops for repair and resetting. Repair involved recasting new ceramic tiles to replace missing ones and purchasing new marble and slate.
• Brushing and painting of iron fencing. Removal and professional repair was necessary for some sites.
• Repair of broken and damaged monuments.

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A detailed report was prepared describing the project from start to finish

Grave Tops and Fences Selected for Restoration

Name	Plot#	Surface Material	Year
Catherine Hetherington	P108WS	Tile Top	1914
Maud Fulton	M38-W6	Tile Top	1906
Thain	A70W32	Tile Top	1894
Alfred Langdale	P-91-WO	Tile Top	1915
J A McNeill	T83-W40	Tile Top	1908
Capt. E Tynon	C24-E27	Tile Top	1882
George Jacques	T80-W42	Tile Top	1909
Charles Moss	H59\60W20	Marble + Slate	1887
Hon A C Elliott	H72\73 E16	Marble + Slate	1889
Herbert Harrison	A38-W32	Marble + Slate	1888
George Thomson	B57-E34	Marble + Slate	1894
Charlotte Brown	A47\48 W25	Marble + Slate	1923
Rithet	R88\89WL	Marble + Slate	1902
Henry Pering Crease		Iron Fence	1905
Luke Gray	U E47 081	Iron Fence	1897

Grave Markers and Monuments Selected for Restoration-by Area

Name	Plot#	Monument Material	Year
John Winger	A-E30-076	Sandstone	1872
Nicholas Bailey	A-E30-070+071	Marble	1875
Edith Walkem	A-W31-043	Marble	1887
Cpt. M Thain	A-W32-070+071	Marble	1908
Hugh L Jones	A-E32-055	Marble	1885
Henry Foreman		Marble	1874
James Miller	A-W26-041	Marble	1906
Ann Miller	A-W26-040	Marble	1896
George Wilson-Brown	B-E37-090	Marble	1904
Thomas Poole	B-E34-080	Marble	1892
Thomas Price	B-E32-092	Marble	1884
Matilda Farrell	B-E31-085	Marble	1878
Charles W Schultze	B-E31-087	Marble	1887
Sophia Janion	B-E29-091	Sandstone	1876
William Johnston	C-W30-014	Sandstone	1878
Thomas Penny	C-E29-001	Marble	1904
Annie Hilliard	C-W29-017	Sandstone	1879
Lucy Murphy	C-W29-019	Sandstone	1883
Bridget Gilligan	C-E28-012	Marble	1877
Anne Denny	C-W26-033+034	Marble	1877
Mary Blune	C-W24-036	Marble	1874
Marke Deuquette	C-E24-008	Marble	1884
Antonie Reford	C-E24-006	Marble	1886
Patrick McDonald	C-E23-018	Marble	1892
John O’Connor	C-E22-016	Marble	1890
Robert Magirl	C-E23-018	Marble	1886
William Chamberling	C-E23-012	Marble	1882
Jane Sleightholme	C-E22-025	Marble	1885
Hannah Downe	C-E22-031+032	Marble	1887
Oliver Gagner	C-E29-013	Marble	1882

The project was carried out through volunteer effort, contracts with professional tradespeople, and the cooperation of the City of Victoria Parks Department. Ross Bay Restoration 2000 stands as our largest single project to date, and we are proud of its scope and the way it has enhanced this beautiful historic site.