The Deluge Fire Hall, missing its bell tower today. Photo author
Hudsons Bay Company Warehouse on Wharf Street, a remnant remains as Victorias largest archaeological ruin. Archival Image
Hudson’s Bay Company Warehouse on Wharf Street. A re-imagined reconstruction as a cultural centre by Chris Gower, architect. COURTESY C. GOWER AIBC
The entire second floor of 585-587 Yates would have to be reconstructed to put back Thomas Shotbolts elaborate façade and rooftop shrine honouring the chemists trade. Archival Photo
Shotbolts Drug Store, missing the upper storey, today. Photo author Were you to find yourself among the million or so pilgrims who visit the 7th-century Ise Grand Shrine every year, as a westerner you might be forgiven for asking your Japanese companion: “But is it real?”