Mural by Lindsay Davies - King Curling Club Lounge:
The large historic scene of curling on a frozen pond reflects both the nostalgic Scottish origins of the game with representative King Township landmarks superimposed from that era to help us appreciate the times. These include from R- L:
The Schomberg Aurora Steam train affectionately known as Annie Rooney ran as a spur line of the Toronto Newmarket Railway for 25 years from 1902 until 1927. The line went from Oakridges to Schomberg with 2 stops in between.
The Schomberg Grist and Feed Mill was built in 1870 on land purchased in 1859 by harness maker Anderson Tegert. It was a centre of agricultural prosperity for the area and later operated by the Farmers Co-Op.
The Hambly House built in 1884 has been an impressive and distinctive landmark in Nobleton. The Hambly family were from Eastern Europe and one of the first settlers in the Nobleton.
Scottish farmer, John Watson built this hansom farmhouse in Hammertown, now 8395 17th sideroad. The previous landowner was Thomas Swinton a member of the Ontario Legislature at confederation.
Methodist Church in Pottageville dates back to the 1880s and became the Pottageville united church in 1925 and now a private home.
The King “Springhill” Railway Station was built in 1852 and is believed to be the oldest surviving railroad station in Canada. It was moved to the current museum site in 1989.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lindsay Davies and her husband Joe, reside in Aurora and are both active curlers at the York Curling Club in Newmarket. She has been creating murals for private, commercial and institutional locations including a project funded by Curtis Joseph at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. We proudly appreciate her art form.
