Royalty & the Richmond Building at Guild Park
Sun, May 18
|Sculptor's Cabin at Guild Park
For the Victoria Day Weekend, visit Guild Park for a special guided tour to see Queen Victoria likeness in stone. Hear how her hand-carved likeness, as well as sculpted profiles of other notables got saved from the now-demolished Richmond Building in London, Ontario.
Time & Location
May 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sculptor's Cabin at Guild Park, 215 Guildwood Pkwy, Scarborough, ON M1E 1P7, Canada
Guests
About the event
On Canada's Victoria Day Weekend, enjoy this special tour to see Queen Victoria's hand-carved profiles on display at historic Guild Park. In addition to Canada's first reigning monarch, learn how Guild Park is connected to Victoria's son, who ruled as King Edward VII, and another monarch, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Explore many of the sculpted stones on-site that originally decorated the façade of the 1881 Richmond Building in London, Ontario.
The tour starts at 1:30 pm at Guild Park's Sculptor's Cabin. Families welcome. Ideal for those interested in Guild Park's collection of historic architecture. You’ll sure to be amused, if not surprused, by Queen Victoria’s and other royal links to Guild Park.
Free for Friends of Guild Park members, others by donation. Registration required, please RSVP for this event. Tour numbers are limited so please register early to avoid disapointment. To become a member of the award-winning Friends o…