Entrance Work

Work underway at the entrance of the Glenridge Campus.

Alphie's Trough Entrance

View from the west of the upper level entrance south of Thistle.

Tower Entrance

View from inside the main entrance of the Schmon Tower facing south and looking out toward Isaac Brock Boulevard. The current Information (Welcome) Desk would be in the left foreground.

Welch Hall South Entrance

The main entrance to Welch Hall and the David S. Howes Theatre, formerly the Playhouse. The Schmon Tower can be seen in the background. Note the sign reading 'St. Catharines Teachers College. This photograph thus precedes the amalgamation of the College with Brock University.

Welch Hall South Entrance

The main entrance to Welch Hall and the David S. Howes Theatre, formerly the Playhouse. The Schmon Tower can be seen in the background. The 'St. Catharines Teachers College' sign is no longer present. This photograph was taken at some point after the College joined Brock University.

Snowy South Entrance

The main entrance to Welch Hall and the David S. Howes Theatre, formerly the Playhouse. The Schmon Tower can be seen in the background. Note the sign reading 'College of Education & The Playhouse'. This photograph was taken some time after the College joined Brock University.

Welch Hall South Entrance

A view of the south entrance from Thistle Complex in 1999.

Second Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 1 - Entrance, Lock 1 and Port Dalhousie

Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing the areas in and around Port Dalhousie and Grantham Township. Identified structures associated with the Canal include Lock 1, Lighthouse, Lighthouse Keeper's House, East and West Piers, Harbour, Waste Weir, Store House, Collector's Office, Collector Assistant Office, Lock Tender's House and the new towing path. Features of the First Welland Canal are noted in red ink and includes the old Harbour, old Lock 1, old towing path and the original bed of the Twelve Mile Creek. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil. Local area landmarks and businesses are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. Lock Street and Colonel Clark's Cattle Road), Alex Muir's Dry Dock, RandJ Laurie Flouring Mill, R. Laurie and Company Grist Mill, A. Morrison Saw Mill, Johnson's Tavern, a store and a church. Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 1 Lots 21 and 22, John Christie, John Clark, N. Pawling, William Pawling, W. Carter, G.A. Clark, J. Maven, Mrs. Wood, James Drabble and J. Woodall.

Port Colborne Canal Entrance - Postcards

Board of six postcards of Port Colborne. First postcard, Port Colborne Harbor, Port Colborne, Ont. Second postcard, Bird's-eye view showing entrance to Welland Canal, Port Colborne, Ont. Third postcard, Harbor, Port Colborne, Ont. Fourth postcard, Harbor Port, Port Colborne, Ont. Fifth postcard, Government elevator, capacity 2,000,000 bushels, Port Colborne, Ontario. Sixth postcard, caption unknown.

Entrance Examination Certificate Collegiate Institutes and High Schools of Ontario - Mary Willson

A certificate from the Collegiate Institutes and High Schools of Ontario of the Education Department of Ontario stating: "It is hereby certified that Mary Willson has passed the entrance examination required by the Education Department for admission to a Collegiate Institute or High School. Dated at Welland August 1st, 1908. Signed John W. Marshall, B.A. Inspector of Public Schools.

St. Catharines Collegiate Institute Entrance Examination Letter

A letter from the principal of St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, A. E. Coombs, notifying the mother of Helen Smith of her examination results. Helen received honours for her entrance examination mark and the letter reads as follows: "Dear Helen, I am glad to be able to inform you that Helen Smith of 39 Church St. obtained Honours at the entrance examination with a total of 517 marks out of 650. The less fortunate H. Smith was Howard Smith of 122 Queenston St, whose name appears in the pass list. Yours truly A.E. Coombs"

Photograph - Entrance to The Seagram Museum

A photograph of The Seagram Museum. The reverse of the photo is stamped by The Seagram Museum and there is a handwritten note that reads: "Entrance to the Seagram Museum, Photo by Willi Nassau".

Car Crash

A student crashes a car through the main entrance of Brock University and ransacks the office of the University President. The Buick La Sabre is driven through the glass doors of the Schmon Tower in the early morning, just as staff are beginning to report for work. The occupant of the vehicle proceeds to the tower's thirteenth floor, where he overturns furniture in the President's offices and breaks windows. University officials find him sitting in the President's chair, claiming he is God or Jesus.

Alphie's Trough

The entrance as viewed from the east.