Here Are Amazing Photos From Inside The Tunnels & Abandoned Attic At PCVS
/There is an old tunnel between PCVS and the Armoury building dating back to the 1930s that was intended to facilitate cadets from the school "who would be saved outside movement in tough times," local historian Elwood Jones tells PTBOCanada.
Until now, we have never seen photos from inside the tunnel of this iconic building—or of the abandoned auditorium there. But former PCVS student Julie Douglas (2002-2007) did get inside both.
Photo by Julie Douglas
"I'd heard rumours about the tunnels and an abandoned auditorium above the science labs and had always wanted to visit (and even asked the science teachers if I could check it out a couple of times), but was always told no," Douglas tells PTBOCanada.
Photo by Julie Douglas
But all that changed in 2012 with the school's pending closure: "I'm a photographer who shoots a lot of abandoned buildings, so with rumours of the school potentially closing [it closed in June 2012 as a high school], I got in touch with a former teacher and the principal to see if I could document the space before it closed—and was granted permission," Douglas says.
Historical photo courtesy Trent Valley Archives: Armoury (at left) and PCVS (at right)
"It was an amazing experience to be able to revisit a building that I had spent so much time in, and finally access the off-limits areas," Douglas tells PTBOCanada.
These stunning photos below supplied to PTBOCanada by Julie Douglas were taken in May 2012...
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