Thomas Burrowes (artist)
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Thomas Burrowes was a Captain with the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners who served as both a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada. Burrowes is known, h
A painting by Burrowes of the Rideau Canal and Lower Bytown in 1845, as viewed from Barrack Hill (later Parliament Hill)
Wellington Street (Ottawa)
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Wellington Street is a major street in Ottawa, Canada. It is notable for being the main street of the Parliamentary Precinct of the Parliament of Canada. It is one of the first two streets laid out in
Thomas Burrowes (artist)
…Canada), Burrowes served as Assistant Overseer of Works for the Rideau Canal project. He was one of the first persons to take up land and build a home on Wellington Street, the road upon which Canada's Parliament Buildings would be built decades later. In 1829, Burrowes was posted to Kingston Mills, upstream from Kingston…
Wellington Street on Canada Day. Wellington's prime location ensures its closure for many public holidays.
A painting of Wellington Street, looking east, in 1845, by Thomas Burrowes, one of the first persons to take up land and build a home on the street
Wellington Street West in Hintonburg