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The abandoned St. Henry's R. C. Church in west Elgin County, Ontario. Set back from the road, surrounded by trees and pasture. Entered through an imposing gate. Burials behind the church are mainly those of the Schneckenburger family.

Monument to John Littlewood, buried in Littlewood Cemetery north of Ilderton, Middlesex County. John served under Horatio Nelson on the HMS Victory, afterwards migrated to Canada, and lived to the ripe old age of 104, dying in 1879.

The serene interior of Kilworth United Church, west of London, Ontario. Original pews, beautiful stained glass. Built in 1850, with stone walls two feet thick and open for services to this day.

Beautiful blue and white on Edward Street, Old South London, Ontario.

A beautiful heritage cottage on Elmwood Avenue, Old South London. Love that stained glass and wrap-around porch.

John B. and George E. Wright established Wright Lithographing in 1905. In 1909 they moved to larger quarters on Wellington, north of Dundas. The building is still there, but boarded up and empty. Just think of all the ways this iconic London, Ontario building might have been reused.

jennifergrainger.blogspot.com An empty lot on South Street, London, Ontario, was the site of a once-beautiful cottage. Eventually, it will be filled with townhouses. Is this the right direction for London?