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Bonavista is a pedestrian’s delight. The gentle topography
is appealing but it is the rich cultural landscape which makes
for enjoyable walking in the community. Bonavista has
approximately 1000 heritage buildings dating from the early
19th century to 1949, more than any other Newfoundland
town. In addition there is a complex network of roads and
laneways connecting the central areas of the town known
as the Harbour and Church Street to various sections of
the community bearing ancient names such as Canaille,
Mockbeggar, Rolling Cove, Red Point, Bayley’s Cove and
Bakeapple Marsh. This all makes Bonavista a superb place
to wander.
Early History and Settlement
Mockbegger Plantation Provincial Historic Site
Cape Bonavista Provincial Historic Site
Over the centuries, successive generations carved the
cultural landscape out of this coastal environment, and it
is a reflection of their long and fascinating history. Situated
on the headland, jutting out into the North Atlantic,
Bonavista is the most easterly community on the continent.
The ocean and salt spray have been constant companions
of residents here since the 17th century, when the earliest
fishers established their fishing plantations or rooms on
the landwash from the low beaches of Mockbeggar to the
imposing cliffs of Cape Bonavista.
While the English West Country merchants preferred
the safe and ample nearby harbour of Trinity for their
operations, many early planters chose Bonavista because
the turbulent waters around the headland contained some
of the richest stocks of cod to be found in Newfoundland.
With the growth in Bonavista’s population, the merchants
soon established branch operations here to buy the planters’
fish and to sell them goods.
The Rise of the Local Economy
Trinity
Interpretation
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Premises Mercantile
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Explore Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries
at the
Ryan Premises
national historic site of canada
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du Canada atlantique au
lieu historique national du canada de
l’Établissement-Ryan
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By the mid-19th century, these firms had withdrawn from
the Newfoundland trade and many outport communities
saw St. John’s-based merchants take their place. Bonavista,
however, was unique in that the West County men were
replaced by independent local firms, formed and headed
by descendants of resident planters. The high production
of Bonavista’s fishers allowed these local firms to become
well established, and to expand their operations to other
parts of Newfoundland. In the process, Bonavista became
the principal mercantile centre on the northeast coast in
this period, with fish exporting firms such as James Ryan,
Philip Templeman and J.T. Swyers leading the way.
This resulted in an era of relative prosperity. While many
other communities were in decline during the second half
of the 19th century, Bonavista’s population nearly doubled
from 2150 in 1857 to over 4000 by early in the 20th century,
making it Newfoundland’s second largest town after the
capital - St. John’s.
The Cultural Landscape
This period saw significant change in Bonavista’s social
and economic structure, and in the landscape. With little
or no room along the shoreline for new fishing plantations
- a problem from the early 19th century - people began
to build houses and outbuildings on land well back from
the water, making use of narrow paths which eventually
became laneways and roads threading in every direction
across marshes and over hills. Throughout the town, you
will still find many of these of brightly painted clapboard
fishermen’s houses and outbuildings, with their steep gable
roofs - the predominant form - but others have low gable,
hipped, and saltbox roofs. The fishermen’s stores and
twine lofts are numerous because independent planters
continued to prosecute Bonavista’s “shore” fishery over
the centuries, and they needed storage space for their gear,
salt, and fish.
In this period, smaller-scale merchants or traders
and shopkeepers found specialized niches in both the
traditional barter system and the burgeoning cash economy
which began to emerge in this era. With no space for new
businesses along the harbour-front, by 1900 they began to
establish on adjacent Church Street. This had always been
an institutional area for churches, schools and halls and was
increasingly becoming a residential area for a middle class
of merchants, traders, captains, clerks, clergy, physicians,
teachers and artisans who did not require waterside
premises.
Today, Church Street and the Harbour remain the central
areas of the town. Although many of the larger houses have
disappeared, Church Street retains much of its historic
character, with the 20th century commercial buildings
squeezed in next to or in front of older houses, and there
are several superb examples of brightly-coloured mercantile
structures along the Harbour, especially the seven buildings
which make up the Ryan Premises National Historic Site,
including the shop, office, fish stores, proprietor’s house
and staff house.
Mockbeggar Plantation or Room
Ryan Premises National Historic Site
Mockbeggar may be the
oldest identifiable fishery
plantation in existence on
the Island of Newfoundland.
The name Mockbeggar
originates in England where
there are several instances
of its use, including a sand
bar, called Mockbeggar
Wharf, located just off-shore on the tip of the Wirral
Peninsula. Villages of the same name are to be found near
the western border of the county of Hampshire, and also in
the countries of East Sussex and Kent.
The property has been occupied by a succession of owners
since the 17th century. Of the five restored buildings on the
site, the large two and one-half storey wooden saltbox fish
store located on the western edge of the plantation may
be the most intriguing. Oral tradition suggests it was built
in 1733 while recent research indicates that the date of
construction may be later, from 1780-1805. In any case, it is
possibly the oldest surviving structure on the coast. During
its long history, it has served many functions including
as a saltfish store, goods
warehouse, salmon packing
house, salt store, fish dryer,
barter shop, residence of
owner (while new house
was being built), temporary
Methodist Church (1871)
(while new church was
being built), headquarters
for the newly established Salvation Army Corps (1886), and
miscellaneous warehousing purposes in more recent years.
The house was built, 1872-1873, for the owner, Jabez
Saint, and replaced an earlier structure on the same site. A
barter shop, built ca. 1910 and operated by Will Roper - son
of Magistrate John Roper who moved onto the Mockbeggar
property with his family about 1907 - was the most recent
restoration project at the Site.
From 1939 the property was occupied by F Gordon
Bradley, a lawyer and politician who, after playing a
significant role in the move to bring Newfoundland into
Confederation with Canada, became Newfoundland’s first
representative in the Canadian Cabinet, and later served
as a member of the Senate. In 1980, the Bradley family
donated the property to the Province.
The Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada
commemorates five centuries of commercial fishing on
Canada’s east coast. A 19th century saltfish mercantile
complex, the site was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth
II in 1997 and consists of five publically- accessible buildings,
including storehouses where the smell of saltfish still lingers
in the air.
On-site attractions include the internationally acclaimed
exhibition, Cod, Seals, and Survivors, which features multimedia displays, models, dioramas, archival films, artifacts,
traditional songs and interactive components. Other
exhibits include Outport Furniture: Adaption, Revival and
Cultural and rotating exhibits of local artwork in the gallery
spaces.
During the high season, visitors are offered various special
events and interpretative programs, including live musical
and dramatic performances, demonstrations of traditional
fishing skills, and a new living history program that allows
visitors to speak with “employees” of James Ryan dressed
in period costumes.
The Bonavista Museum is housed on site and its exhibit,
“Where Once they Stood: Life and Work in a Fishing
Community,” features hundreds of artifacts from the local
community.
The Ryan Premises’ Heritage Gift Shop, operated by the
Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador,
offers unique locally-produced souvenirs, crafts, books and
clothing for sale.
Flakes and Stages
Around the shoreline at Bonavista there are scattered
remnants of structures that were vital to the prosecution
of the codfishery - flakes and stages. Flakes - wooden
platforms covered with spruce or fir poles (longers) - and
stages - primitive wooden buildings (frequently built over
the water) - were essential to fishermen for landing, splitting,
salting and drying their catches of codfish.
Following various periods under salt in the stage, the
fish was washed a final time and spread on top of boughs
on the flake to be dried by the sun. This process took a
number of days depending on the temperature, and the
amount of sunlight and precipitation. The time-consuming
work was most often performed by women in the fishing
family, and the quality of the finished product depended in
large measure on their skill and dedication to the task.
Walkabout
Bridge House/Alexander House
Come to Bonavista to see the dramatic coastline,
Dungeon Provincial Park, and the historic lighthouse at Cape
Bonavista, but be sure also to walk along Church Street.
There you can visit local businesses, see the magnificent,
classic revival United Church (one of the largest wooden
churches in the country), explore the Church of England
Cemetery with its superb 18th century slate graves, linger
at the striking granite War Memorial, walk by the doublefront peak Mifflin Houses - a vernacular architectural style
unique to Bonavista - situated on property occupied by the
Mifflin family since the early 18th century, mail postcards
across the street in the post office at the Federal Building,
and visit the massive Orange Lodge, the largest fraternal
hall of wooden construction in North America.
Then stroll down to the old harbour past the 1897 Court
House painted in bright traditional colours with its mansard
roof, gable roundel and panel (a local architectural detail).
On the other side of Walkham’s Hill you will find Bridge
House which was built by Alexander Strathie for Scottish
merchant William Alexander ca. 1811-1814, the oldest,
documented, surviving house in Newfoundland. See the
locally-crafted replica of John Cabot’s 15th century caravel,
the Matthew, and walk along the many wharves and piers
where contemporary fishing boats tie up. These supply
the Ocean Choice International plant, where local fishers
have been selling their catch of codfish, crab, lobster, caplin
and other species since 1944. At the Ryan Premises you
can explore the grounds, view the interpretive exhibits
inside the buildings and learn about the saltfish trade, the
cornerstone of the Newfoundland economy for centuries.
Return via Chapel Hill where the early St. Joseph’s Roman
Catholic Church (ca. 1815-1842) and the Presbytery (1900)
overlook the Harbour.
Follow the laneways down to the landwash at Mockbeggar
where fishermen still gather. Visit the Mockbeggar
Plantation Provincial Historic Site, one of Newfoundland’s
earliest fishing rooms, and take the boardwalk around
Old Day’s Pond. Along the shoreline you will encounter
the occasional old fish flake, stage or twine loft left over
from the days of the saltfish trade. Let the salt spray blow
across your face, and along the way, you, like the earliest
planters, will find that there is something compelling about
the place.
This Georgian style two and one-half storey structure
was built circa 1811-1814 for William Alexander, a native of
Campbeltown in Western Scotland. He came to Bonavista
around that time to establish as a merchant planter and
subsequently married Elizabeth Newell of Trinity on July
28, 1813.
Alexander arranged for one of his countrymen, Alexander
Strathie of Greenock, to come to Bonavista to construct
the house. Strathie was an exceptionally skilled artisan
who decided to settle in Bonavista where he continued his
vocation as a “joiner.” He and his descendants are credited
with the construction of several other landmarks in the
town, including the adjacent Courthouse, the Orange Hall,
the massive Memorial United Church, the R.C. Presbytery
and the Mockbeggar House.
Bridge House is the oldest residential structure in
Newfoundland for which the date of construction, the
names of the original owners and the builder have been
documented. The property was acquired by the Bonavista
Historical Society and a full restoration will likely proceed
within the next few years.
The Newfoundland and Labrador
Matthew
size, and in aspect completely outclassed it and all others,
including those of Belfast.”
The Hall was the site of many public events, including
historic political gatherings - none perhaps more notable
than the 1912 annual convention of the Fishermen’s
Protective Union (FPU) where leader William F. Coaker
unveiled the “Bonavista Platform,” the union’s social,
economic and political manifesto.
The Bonavista Historic Townscape Foundation is currently
undertaking an extensive restoration of the structure.
This magnificent full-scale
replica of John Cabot’s Matthew
is one of the Province’s
premier attractions. Built by
Newfoundland
shipwrights
as a legacy to the hardy
little ship that brought Cabot
and his crew over to “the New Founde Lande” over 500
years ago, the Matthew is a must-see destination on the
Bonavista Peninsula. Visitors can experience the mystique
of the Matthew and its new Interpretation Centre on the
harbourfront in historic downtown Bonavista.
GARRICK THEATRE
Built by 21 year-old John Bradley with the assistance
of his father, F. Gordon Bradley, in 1945 - during an era
of relative prosperity in the local economy - the Garrick
has been a popular entertainment venue for generations
of area residents. Named after David Garrick, an 18th
century pioneer of English theatre - and thus sharing the
name with several other theatres in English-speaking
countries, including the famous Garrick in London - this
theatre was built with a traditional stage and proscenium to
accommodate live theatre and music. The Garrick closed
in 2000 and John Bradley and family donated it to the
Bonavista Historical Society in 2003.
The Garrick is currently undergoing an extensive
redevelopment under the Bonavista Historic Townscape
Management Plan to provide a new performing arts facility
and cinema that will serve people on the tip of the Bonavista
Peninsula many decades into the future.
Orange Hall
This structure, built in 1907, the second to serve the
local Orange Lodge, No 4 - is believed to be the largest
fraternal hall of wooden construction in North America.
That is understandable given that the Lodge membership of
450 at the time of construction was also the largest on the
continent. This architectural landmark has helped to guide
generations of fishermen back from the fishing grounds.
Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smyth, wrote in their
Historical Geography of the Orange Order in Canada that,
“the Bonavista hall was undoubtedly the most remarkable
in the Orange world. It rivalled Toronto’s Victoria Hall in
Bonavista Courthouse
Overlooking Bonavista’s inner harbour, this Second
Empire style structure - with its mansard roof and distinctive
Bonavista gable roundel and panel high in the gable ends was constructed 1897-1900 under the supervision of master
builder Ronald Strathie, grandson of Alexander Strathie. A
dome which originally surmounted the tower was removed
in the 1960s.
The previous courthouse - which, like the current
structure, also housed the jail - was destroyed by a tragic
fire in 1897 that claimed the life of a lone female inmate.
The formal administration of justice in Bonavista began
in 1729 when the Governor, Captain Henry Osborne,
appointed Reverend Henry Jones as a local Justice of the
Peace. On the grounds of the courthouse you will find early
instruments of justice - replicas of a whipping post and a set
of stocks - used for the punishment of petty crimes.
There is also an old German World War I carriage gun
presented to the people of Bonavista by the Newfoundland
Government in recognition of the local contribution to the
war effort. Next to it is a plaque commemorating the defence
of Bonavista on August 18, 1704 by Captain Michael Gill,
a New England trader in port at the time, against an attack
by the French.
Memorial United Church
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
Provincial Historic Site
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse is one of
the most popular historic attractions
in Newfoundland and Labrador. The
Act providing for the establishment of
a lighthouse at Cape Bonavista was
passed in the House of Assembly of
Newfoundland on April 26, 1841.
Construction began that year and
over two years later, on Sept. 11,
1843, the light was put in operation.
The completed lighthouse was a
square two-storey wooden structure built around a masonry
tower, which rose through the centre of the building to
support the light. The light came from Inchcape (Bell) Rock
in Scotland, “Where ‘Ralph the Rover’ tore his hair, and
cursed himself in his despair.” It had been in use there since
1811.
In 1895, the light was replaced with one from the Isle of
May in Scotland. This replacement was decommissioned in
1962 when the light at the Cape was automated and placed
on an exterior steel tower. Eight years later the Federal
Department of Transport transferred the lighthouse to the
provincial government for development as a provincial
historic site.
With the exception of the tower and the light room, the
lighthouse has been restored to the 1870 period. The living
quarters appear as they would have in 1870 when Jeremiah
White, the first lightkeeper still in his position at 80 years
of age, was being assisted by his son Nicholas, the assistant
keeper, and his family. Jeremiah White, a native of Ireland,
remained lightkeeper until his death in 1876. His sons
continued the family tradition of lightkeeping until 1895.
The Dungeon
About a mile as the crow flies - to the south of Cape
Bonavista on the Trinity Bay side - there is a very unusual
rock formation known far and wide as The Dungeon, for
many years a Provincial Park.
It is essentially a twin-entranced sea cave with a collapsed
roof which has been carved into the cliff face by the
incessant action of the sea on the Precambrian sedimentary
deposits that form much of the Bonavista Peninsula.
Photographed by many - and ventured down into by the
adventurous few in their quest for samples of fool’s gold - it
ranks high on the list of sites to be visited.
Historic
bonavista
This outstanding Greek Revival style structure, constructed
entirely of wood under the leadership of Reverend Charles
Lench,1918-1923, was dedicated to the young men of the
parish who paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of their
country during the Great War. Charles H. Lench, a Harvard
educated architect and Reverend Lench’s son, designed the
structure and Ronald Strathie supervised construction.
The fourth Methodist Church on the site, it was dedicated
in 1923, two years before Newfoundland Methodists
joined the United Church of Canada. The earlier Methodist
churches were constructed 1812, 1851 and 1871.
Measuring 124 feet in length and with a seating capacity of
1375, it is one of the largest wooden churches in Canada.
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St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Chapel
This small church with Gothic Revival elements
was erected on what became known as Chapel Hill,
overlooking Bonavista’s harbour. In the early history of this
English Colony, the authorities
often regarded the Church of
England as the only acceptable
religious denomination. As
a consequence, Catholicism
and Methodism, or any other
“dissenting” faith, were not
immediately
welcomed.
Governor Pickmore granted
permission for the construction of St. Joseph’s in 1815;
nevertheless it does not appear to have to have been
completed until 1842, with Rev. Father Matthew Scanlan
serving as the first Priest.
In 2005 St. Joseph’s Parish received a provincial “Southcott”
Award in recognition of its outstanding restoration of the
Church. The adjacent St. Joseph’s Presbytery, now privately
owned, was also recently restored.
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Bridge House
oint R
Red P
Confederation Drive
Bonavista
468-7819
Serving the people of
the Bonavista Peninsula
since 1910
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7
Mon-Fr
Mon-Fri, 7am-11pm
Sat-Sun, 9am-11pm
RD
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St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Bonavista
Bay
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Garrick Theatre
6
9
C
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Tremble
Open May 'til Sept
445-2032
468.7881
Ln
Only Restaurant
on Route 235!
Community Health Care Centre
Sebastian Dr
Experience rural life and
friendly service, enjoy
traditional Newfoundland food
and fresh lobster & crab, home-cooked fresh
daily, while enjoying the scenic beauty of
Blackhead Bay, home of whales and icebergs.
View our
Route 235 in Birchy Cove, just
Newfoundland
10 minutes from the Historic
Hooked Mats
Ryan Premises in Bonavista
Dungeon
ke
’s
& Tourist Information
468.7333
e Rd
Susie's Cafe
Police
Co v
5
468.2222
Red
4
Fire Department
Dy
3
Statue of John Cabot
d
a network of freelance artists
Bonavista
Open Daily: 7am - 11pm
2
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
sR
2
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
Ay
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1
Confederation Drive
1
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www.garricktheatre.ca
Cape Bonavista
Lighthouse
13
230
White Rock Rd
Harbour View
Next to the Historic Ryan Premises
468-2572 or 468-7370
4 Rooms
Private & Shared Baths
Smoke-Free Acc.
Full Breakfast
Evening Snack
Bed & Breakfast
1887
Registered Heritage Home
134 Coster Street 1.888.963.8282
www.bbcanada.com/10636.html
NANNY’S
Root Cellar Kitchen
Fully Licensed Family Dining
SPECIAL EVENTS &
ENT
LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT
SPECIALIZING IN
SPE
TR ADITIONAL
ADI
FOOD
Open Daily
AM
SEat 8:00LOCAL
SERVING
LO
LOBSTER
& CRAB
468.7099
Located in
Historic
Orange Hall
Elliston
A warm Newfoundland welcome awaits
you in the congenial atmosphere of
Walkham’s Gate in Bonavista.
468-7004
BUTLER’S
BY THE SEA
Bed & Breakfast
Great Canadian
121
1 Capeshore RD
Goobies to Clarenville
Vacation
Home
Clarenville
to Trinity
1 Temperance St., Bonavista
Trinity to Bonavista
Clarenville to Charlottetown
coffeeshop@nf.aibn.com
www.walkhamsgatepub.ca
Located across from the courthouse.
Tel / Fax: 709-468-2445
butlersbythesea@nf.aibn.com
www.bbcanada.com/1412.html
Fully Equipped 3 Bedroom Home
Daily & Weekly Rates
Ph: 468.7103 Cell 468.6126
abbottsbandb@hotmail.com
www.bbcanada.com/1420.html
Bonavista Campus
Kilometre Guide
Harts Haven
BEAUTIFUL OCEAN VIEWING
Two Rooms Smoke-Free Breakfast
DOLLAR STORE
RS
Pub & Coffee Shop
FI
Walkham’s Gate
T
Tel. (709) 468-7532
Call Ann or Joe
468-6776 or 469-2295
e-mail: hartshaven@live.ca
26km
72km
48km
53km
Owen Russell
2005
12 - 18 Lookout Road
Bonavista
Ph: (709) 468-5576
Fax: (709) 468-5577
Monday to Sunday, 10am-6pm
1.709.468.1493 1.877.468.1497
We're so much more
matthewlegacy@nf.aibn.com
709.468.1700
Great Selection of Souvenirs
www.matthewlegacy.com
WHERE YOU PAY LESS & YOU GET MORE
Turn left off route 235 onto Roper St.
STOP
Gas and Convenience
Vista Auto Parts
RV Dumping Station
99 Confederation Drive
Bonavista, NL
468-2491
Captain Blackmore’s
Heritage Manor
Tel: (709) 469-2920
Toll Free: 1-877-469-2920
captainblackmore@eastlink.ca
www.captainblackmores.com
Located at the intersection of
Route 230 and Blackmore’s Road,
Port Union.
P.K.'s RESTAURANT
Cabot
Crafts
Dining Room & Take-Out
Church Street, Bonavista, NL
Home Cooking at its Best
Traditional Nfld. Meals
Homemade Fries
Deep Fried Chicken
Pizza Burgers
Seafood Cold Plates
Hot & Cold Sandwiches
Soups & more!
Fully Licensed
468-2828
HIGH QUALITY HOMEMADE CRAFTS
Cape Bonavista
P.O. Box 87 Bonavista, NL Canada A0C 1B0
468-2002
Owned & Operated by:
The Bonavista Area
Regional
Development
Association