Heritage designation

The cast bronze monument, designed in the neoclassical style by the sculptor Walter S. Allward and inaugurated in 1917, has received historic designation No. HPON07-0102 for its heritage value by the City of Brantford, under Part IV of the Heritage Act (By-law No. 132-2005)


>>>Features that have contributed to the heritage value of the Memorial Bell included

>>>its location in Brantford, home of Alexander Graham Bell

>>>the several figures of cast bronze, representing the sending and receiving voice

>>>the telephone line and connect the numbers representing the curvature of the earth and expressing phone use worldwide

>>>stone fountain on the back, with gargoyles bullfrog

>>>pilasters cutting with the British Crown and Maple Leaf

>>>the layout of the site with the central sculpture by Walter S. Allward, famous sculptor of Canada.