Buildings & Structures Archives | Bedrock of Beachville: The History of Our Limestone Quarries

Quarry Drillers

The image on the left depicts two anonymous men surrounded by stones, wearing overalls, gloves and hats and holding large electric drills. The image on the right depicts […]

Beachville District Museum Exhibits

Clockwise from top left: Parlour, Barn #2, General Store, Vehicular Display

North American Cyanamid Workers

A group of workers pose together outside of North American Cyanamid in the early 1950s.

Dynamite Crates

In Ontario’s historic industrial landscape, dynamite crates played a crucial role in transportation, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These crates, crafted with sturdy wood […]

Drilling Rig at Beachville White Lime

This image shows a cable forage rig at the Beachville White Lime Quarry in 1928. The hauler holds the end of the forage rod as it rises to […]

Ingersoll Rural Cemetary

The Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, located 5.6 kilometres from the Beachville District Museum, is the largest cemetery in the Ingersoll area. In 1864, 168 local shareholders purchased 17 acres […]

Beachville District Museum

The image above is of the facade of the Beachville District Museum. Please visit our website to learn more about our museum. Exhibits at Beachville District Museum

“No Strike Settlement in View After 3 Weeks”

This newspaper image was published in the Woodstock Sentinel Review in an article titled “No Strike Settlement in View After 3 Weeks,” written by Chris Nixon. The image […]

Beachville Region Farm

The regions near Beachville contain numerous farms that have been around for centuries. As more land was purchased, concerns arose about safeguarding the agricultural areas within the limestone […]

Beachville White Lime

This image compares to the photograph of the early quarry pit mined by Cole & Hacker. Notice how much deeper the pits were dug in 1923 at Beachville […]

Early Draw Kilns at the Downing-Bremner Quarries

Set kilns were replaced by larger draw kilns. Draw kilns were made of steel and lined with brick. They measured 25 feet high and 12 feet across. Draw […]

Later Rotary Kilns

During the 1950s, the vertical drums of the shaft kilns were turned on their sides and inclined; the rotary kiln was introduced. By 1960, rotary kilns were installed […]