Horizon's Children's Centre Inc., Discovery Children's Centre Inc.

Former Names:
  • Britannia School
Address:367 Berry Street
Current Use:

Educational

Original Use:

Educational

Architects:Unknown

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More Information

This is the former Britannia School, a partner to the much-newer Stevenson-Britannia School just across Silver Avenue, but now closed by the school division and sold to these pre-school groups.

Design Characteristics

Neighbourhood:

King Edward, St. James

  • It was constructed in two distinct sections: a diminutive original section on the north side facing Silver Avenue to which was eventually linked a newer two-storey school; both are perfect time capsules to the 1950s and early 1960s and have shown almost no alteration and great care in upkeep
  • Both now crackle with the energy of a private nursery school and day-care, with a pirate ship play structure, discovery gardens and a drawbridge and canoe for the older children