Elgie House seen with one of the new homes that will flank it.
The mediation in 2014 that resolved whether there would be new homes on the cul-de-sac of Bessborough Drive required that the pioneer Elgie House be located on the very spot where it was built 130 years ago. This bit of heritage punctilio was at first used to try to prevent the construction of homes by builder Matthew Garnet. The result of the saw-off, put together at the OMB, can be seen today as work proceeds on the new homes which will flank the old brick homestead. For the new occupant of Elgie House (to be determined) it will mean the backyard is in the front yard. It seems quite unlikely the sensitive placement of the house will mean much to anyone else. It is a nice thing that Elgie House remains with us, however.
