Ontario's Historical Plaques
at ontarioplaques.com
Learn a little Ontario history as told through its plaques
Middlesex Court House
Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Plaque Location
The County of Middlesex
The City of London
In front of the Court House
on the southwest corner of Dundas Street and Ridout Street
Coordinates: N 42 58.932 W 81 15.239 |
Plaque Text
Erected in 1830, this building was modelled after Malahide Castle, near Dublin, Ireland, the ancestral home of Colonel Thomas Talbot, founder of the Talbot Settlement. The site was a part of the town plot set aside by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe after his visit to The Forks in February, 1793. Here he proposed to locate the provincial capital.
Related Ontario plaques
Colonel The Honourable Thomas Talbot 1771-1853
The Talbot Settlement
John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806
More
Information
More
Court Houses
Here are the visitors' comments for this page.
(none yet)
Here's where you can write a comment for this page.
Note: If you wish to ask me a question, please use the email link in the menu.
Note: Comments are moderated. Yours will appear on this page within 24 hours
(usually much sooner).
Note: As soon as the comment is posted, a link to it will appear on the home page in the section "Here are the 10 latest plaque pages with a new comment added by a visitor to this site."