Ontario War Memorials: Lyndhurst

Sunday, 5 March 2023

Lyndhurst

Location: United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

N 44.53407 W -76.14676

In front of the Legion, 306 Lyndhurst Road.

Lyndhurst came into being with the building by Wallis Sunderlin, a Vermont founderer, in 1801, of Ontario's first successful iron smelter. The location of the ironworks became known as Furnace Falls. The iron works consisted of both a furnace for the production of cast iron and a forge for the manufacture of wrought iron. The iron works were destroyed by fire in 1811 and attempts to revive the smelter failed, and the site was essentially abandoned. However the building of a grist mill by Charles and Jonas Jones in 1828 created a revival of the village. In 1851 the village was renamed Lyndhurst, after John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst.

Lyndhurst is home to the oldest bridge in existence in Ontario. The stone masonry constructed three span bridge, built in 1856-57, is still in regular use today. In 1986 it was structurally re-enforced with concrete with the exterior restored to its original appearance. Several Ontario Historic Plaques are located throughout this small but pretty rural village.

This memorial is a tall red granite shaft, located in front of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 504. Engraved on the stone are the names of the brave men of this community who gave their lives during the World Wars.

Photos taken by Louise Bellec.