Is this Canada as well!!??

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Karen,

Thanks for checking you your mum - but what is a "Naviciate" - before all your suggestions I just presumed it was an office block - just shows.

Keith

[KarenM]

Hi Keith,

Seems I spelt it wrong, it's Noviciate, basically like a convent or seminary.  I had no idea what my mother was talking about either at first    she sure surprises me sometimes.

Novitiate, alt. Noviciate, is the period that a novice or prospective member of a religious order who has not yet been admitted to vows has to undergo training in order to be found eligible or qualified for admission.

A Novitiate is also housing exclusively devoted for the needs of novices.


Karen

[Gadget]

It looks like a fairly new building - hotel  Could your Dad have done some of the decorating Keith?

I'm not sure that a Noviciate is where he'd be 

Do you know how far west he went? It has a bit of the Ontario triangle feel about it - poss London.

Gadget

[Keith Bateman]

Thanks for that Karen - glad you put in the description - spelling did not help 

As you say Gadget, I don't think my father would be going inside a building like that - but you never know I am finding more out in the last week about him that I did the previous 60 years!!

I do not know - where, when, how long, with whom - he went to Canada - so that is why strange looking building and statue are important to me!!

Cheers

Keith

[Josephine]

Is that water to the left?

And what is that dark blur in the foreground?  It seems oddly man-shaped with what might be a hat on top:  could this be Keith's mysterious father again?

This is starting to remind me of the photographs of Lemony Snicket.  ; )

Regards,
Josephine

[Josephine]

Keith,

Here are my hubby's comments:

- Bauhaus
- International Style
- pre- and post-war
- very common
- cheap
- not built to last
- flat roof = bad for countries that get lots of snow
- lots in London that were later condemned
- this could be worker housing or an office building
- still many apartment complexes like this in France

Regards,
Josephine

P.S.  Canadian Centre for Architecture: 
http://cca.qc.ca/table.asp?lang=eng

[Keith Bateman]

Hi  Josephine,

Thank your husband for his comments - so in other words - any where/any time - but probably not now!! 

Think I might forget this one then. 

Please have a look at my updated website for details of the other photo I put up + some interesting video!!

http://batemans-history.rootschat.net/batemanphotos.htm

Cheers

Keith

[Josephine]

You've done a wonderful job with your website, Keith!

Regards,
Josephine

[liverpool annie]

You know Keith - I've been thinking ....

Beth put the idea in my head when she talked about a TB Sanatorium .... and then you mentioned about your Dad being very thin ...... so I started looking for Canadian Sanatoriums and came up with this site - I can't find the exact building - but it seems to me that there are similarities between the buildings - there is a Three Rivers Sanatorium in Quebec that was built in 1928 but I can't find a picture ..... purely speculation of course .......... but I'll keep looking - in the meantime take a look at this and see what you think !

http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/sanatoriums/index.html

Annie