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The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927.
This garden arch was in the upper Japanese garden.

Miss Ransom and Miss Bridges’ School for girls in Piedmont, California, existed from 1908 to 1932. Low enrollments during the Depression years forced the school to close. However, when Dola Dunsmuir attended in 1920, the school was thriving. More than a finishing school for young ladies, the school offered a challenging curriculum for university preparation. The school had accommodation for 50 girls and offered frequent outings to concerts and plays as well as riding and hiking clubs. Students also performed an annual Shakespeare play.

These garden benches were positioned on a stretch of lawn between the Italian Garden and the Japanese garden. There is a large maple tree in the centre.

The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kishida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927.
The building visible on the left side of this image is the upper western portion of the castle.

Hatley Castle was designed by renowned British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure for James Dunsmuir. The estate was further developed from 1912-1914 by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall. This included addition of a new entrance and gate house on Sooke Road that would bring the visitor down a winding, serpentine road to the main house. This view is from inside the property gates, looking towards Sooke Road.

Hatley Castle was designed by renowned British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure for James Dunsmuir. The estate was further developed from 1912-1914 by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall. This included addition of a new entrance and gate house on Sooke Road that would bring the visitor down a winding, serpentine road to the main house. This view is from outside the property, on Sooke Road.

The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927.

November 1913 map with November 1930 additions drawn in. Underlying map is not present elsewhere in collection. Both map and annotations are important to their respective eras. 1 page; 2 copies.

Overall plan of area surrounding castle-- covers a large area. 1 page.