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Toronto's Old City Hall was originally completed in
September of 1899. After years of weathering it required
substantial intervention to restore it to its former
splendor. Extensive damage to the stonework was revealed
and a large-scale restoration of the project was planned
over many years. The project is so large that it has
been broken into several phases to span more than a
decade of restoration work. This particular phase involves
key elements of the east and west elevations. Replacement
sills, transoms, plinth stones, column bases, cornice
with apex stones and ornately carved arch stones are
just some of the pieces, which are required.
The greatest challenge for this project was finding
a suitable replacement stone. Container loads of Red
Wilderness sandstone were shipped from northern England
to southern Ontario. The dimensions of the finished
stone were so large that the quarry blocks had to be
specially ordered and sawn six sides.
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