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Benares dates from 1857 and has been given to the Ontario Heritage Foundation by its present owners, Geoffrey Sayers and his sisters, Dora Caro and Ba(...)
Benares dates from 1857 and has been given to the Ontario Heritage Foundation by its present owners, Geoffrey Sayers and his sisters, Dora Caro and Ba(...)

Benares dates from 1857 and has been given to the Ontario Heritage Foundation by its present owners, Geoffrey Sayers and his sisters, Dora Caro and Ba(...)

Date1/2/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Benares dates from 1857 and has been given to the Ontario Heritage Foundation by its present owners; Geoffrey Sayers and his sisters; Dora Caro and Barbara Larson. They are descendents of the builder; James Beveridge Harris. Author Mazo de la Roche grew up in the Clarkson area near Benares and later built her famous Jalna novels around it. The house; constructed of mottled yellow and red bricks has never undergone changes.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106765F
Nay-sayers: Progressive Conservative leader Andy Brandt, left, calls the 1988 Ontario budget released yesterday the largest tax grab in Ontario history
Nay-sayers: Progressive Conservative leader Andy Brandt, left, calls the 1988 Ontario budget released yesterday the largest tax grab in Ontario history
4/20/1988
Nay-sayers
Nay-sayers
4/20/1988
If at first you miss . . . Try again. Steve Sayers of East York puts everything into swing, including his tongue, but misses during yesterday's action(...)
If at first you miss . . . Try again. Steve Sayers of East York puts everything into swing, including his tongue, but misses during yesterday's action(...)
8/18/1975
An endangered species is how Jim Pole-Langdon, left, and Reg Sayers regard the Volkswagen Beetle
An endangered species is how Jim Pole-Langdon, left, and Reg Sayers regard the Volkswagen Beetle
7/7/1982
It's Easter today for thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians in Metro who fix their dates by the old Julian calendar in use at the time of Christ. A(...)
It's Easter today for thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians in Metro who fix their dates by the old Julian calendar in use at the time of Christ. A(...)
4/23/1976
Man in charge: Bob Cornell, owner of Clevelands House, which dates back to 1869, started as a bellhop at the lodge on Lake Rosseau in 1949.
Man in charge: Bob Cornell, owner of Clevelands House, which dates back to 1869, started as a bellhop at the lodge on Lake Rosseau in 1949.
8/2/1991
English Rose Judith Hanvey, She has dates but no invitations to homes for dinner
English Rose Judith Hanvey, She has dates but no invitations to homes for dinner
8/31/1966
Art on ice: Toronto artist Mendelson Joe chills out by painting his refrigerators (he has three) in wild colors highlighted by dates of memorable events in his life
Art on ice: Toronto artist Mendelson Joe chills out by painting his refrigerators (he has three) in wild colors highlighted by dates of memorable events in his life
9/22/1992
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
2/22/1987
Old St. Andrew's meeting house at Quaker Hill near Uxbridge, Ont. It dates from 1867 but the cemetery was used from 1850
Old St. Andrew's meeting house at Quaker Hill near Uxbridge, Ont. It dates from 1867 but the cemetery was used from 1850
7/25/1928
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
3/19/1982
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
7/3/1986