The Second Welland Canal ran along the west side of the building.
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| Street View, Oct 2021 |
Robert Gauthier posted two photos with the comment:
1st photo: downtown Thorold showing the Welland Canal in front of the old Maple Leaf flour mill. Time of this photo is unknown. A 1914 map indicates that it may be the steeple of a Methodist church at centre left. At the beginning of operation (1845) the mill was the largest of its kind in Canada, capable of producing 300 barrels of flower per day.The second photo (taken April 2024) still shows the mill, but the canal and power house are long gone. The 2nd canal was filled in during the 1960s.
Ken Brewer: That steeple is probably Our Lady of the Holy Rosary church. The today photo just isn't at quite the correct angle to see it.
Dennis DeBruler: To the right of the powerhouse, I think we see a gate of Lock #23.
Ken Brewer: Dennis DeBruler Lock 23 is a little farther down and out of the picture to the right. If you mean that wall to the left of the waste weir, I think that wall is connected to the powerhouse for some purpose.
Dennis DeBruler: Ken Brewer Now I understand. The water on the other side of the retaining wall on the right is the canal. The water in foreground is a tailrace.
Ken Brewer: Dennis DeBruler Yep.👍
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| Gordon Smith, Aug 2022 |
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