My Halifax trip

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Some fine old Victorian houses.

 

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This little church was built in 1755 and the graveyard is even older.

 

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The Naval Dockyard and the MacDonald bridge.

 

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The Titanic graves at Fairview Lawn Cemetery.

 

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One of the oldest houses in Halifax, dating from 1790.

 

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Alexander Keith’s brewery on Lower Water Street in Halifax.

 

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Today I visited Point Pleasant Park. Here are some of the sights I saw on the way there.

Fort Massey Church

Fort Massey Cemetery

 

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South Park Street was one of the prime residential streets and there are still an impressive number of large homes and mansions.
The stone house with the pink slate roof belonged to the Oland family, founders of the Oland brewery.

 

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Here are some photos taken in Point Pleasant Park.

 

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Here are some other fortifications in the Park.
The large guns are what are known as rifled muzzle loaders.

 

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Here are some of the monuments and fortifications along the shoreline of the park.
The large cross commemorates all those who gave their lives in the battle of the Atlantic in both world wars. The base has bronze plaques listing all those who died.

 

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My tour on-board HMCS Sackville.

 

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HMCS Sackville continued.

 

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Wm. Robertson & Son Ship Chandlery This shop is part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Much of what you see is original to the store and was still in place when the shop was restored for the museum.

 

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The Naval Dockyard clock. It was first installed in the dockyard in 1772 and served until 1996, when it was moved to the Halifax waterfront. It is one of the oldest turret clocks in Canada.