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Meaford's Sykes Street Development - the facts
A local business and downtown building owner's perspective on Sykes development
Already gone. What we've lost forever, and how it can happen again.
Cherished places worth fighting for
Pillars and Pediments – Musings on the advantages of heritage preservation
Recipe for a livable community
What is heritage conservation? A brief overview
Why heritage preservation is good for business in Meaford




What Meaford is doing about heritage
Meaford's Official Plan and other important documents
Meaford heritage success stories





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Stedmans V&S Department Store

Stedmans V&S Department Store
29 Sykes Street

This beautifully-restored post-1883 commercial building with apartments offers a fine, and tastefully nuanced, example of polychromatic brickwork, sometimes known as "streaky bacon". The style became popular in Britain after the publication of Victorian architect George Edmund Street's drawings of gothic architecture in Spain.

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