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 rockhell
Location: Dirty Shwa
Gender: Female
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< on 7/28/2010 4:32 AM >
|  | | | Hi all,
I did a search but found nothing about the recent activity at Ringwood Manor in Whitby.
For those in the area, I'm sure you've noticed that there's 'somebody' doing 'something' to it. The roof has been removed, as well as the window frames, and looks like the complete interior I hope I am safe to assume that this probably means - since the exterior walls are being left intact, that there is going to be some sort of attempt to restore Ringwood. Later this week I have to go into the Rona right beside it - if the workers are there I'm going to be nosy and see what exactly is going on.
If anybody has information to add, please do so! I'm glad it looks like they're going to try restore it.
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fedge
    
Location: Gaud Corners, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
you blight up my life™®
| |  | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 1 on 7/28/2010 4:25 PM >
| | | | When I was driving by on the 401 yesterday I did notice some dude pulling up to the main gate and proceeding to unlock the padlock. I guess the owners finally decided to go ahead fixing up the place rather than demolishing it. I'm kind of stunned they'd go this route as the place was really quite badly damaged from the vandals and the arsonists.
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johnnyluv
Location: Mississauga
Gender: Male
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 2 on 7/28/2010 6:00 PM >
| | | | Is this the property near Thickson and the 401?
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whodoyacallit
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 3 on 7/28/2010 8:37 PM >
| | | | Yes, it is. Beside the new RONA, facing the road that leads to Gerdau Ameristeel (formerly Co-Steel Lasco).
Some years ago it was burned by arsonists and sustained major damage. I too have noticed the recent activity.
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fedge
Location: Gaud Corners, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
you blight up my life™®
| | | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 4 on 7/29/2010 5:51 PM >
| | | | Back in time (5 years)...
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whodoyacallit
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 5 on 7/29/2010 8:33 PM >
| | | | It was such a majestic place, such a short time ago. Looking at it now, its a shell of its former self.
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rainman8889
Location: H.T.S.F.C. Time to gain and a time to lose.
Bye for now.
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 6 on 7/30/2010 12:27 AM >
| | | | Here's hoping the place can be restored. I remember the owners were planning on renovating the place for their business before the fire and thought with the fire that was all off.
Sounds encouraging though. If they were going to demolish the place, they would have just pulled down the shell and be done with it.
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Cryptix
Location: Durham
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 7 on 7/31/2010 4:26 AM >
| | | | yeah ive noticed the activity also. I drive by there daily on the way to work, it doesnt look like it's getting torn down yet though. Hopefully they can save the place.
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rockhell
Location: Dirty Shwa
Gender: Female
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 8 on 7/31/2010 5:47 PM >
| | | | I took these yesterday. Sorry for the crappy quality, they're cell phone pics. There were no workers there when I went by, so I have no news to report. I did notice though that they took away the "Ringwood 1876" and the pretty woodwork that was above it. I hope they didn't toss it. Hopefully they're going to clean it up and reinstall it or something.
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PartyPooper
 
Location: Bowmanville, ON
Gender: Male
...but I'm not the only one.
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 9 on 7/31/2010 9:27 PM >
| | | | I've noticed the activity there as well and it sure looks like they're beginning to restore the old girl. On a related note, the old mill house in Ajax is looking good as well.
Remember: Wherever you go, there you are.
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bandi
 
Lippy Mechanic Bastard
Location: Trent Hills, ON
Gender: Male
A liminal mind is all I've ever known.
| |  | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 11 on 8/3/2010 1:59 AM >
| | | | That sure doesn't look like your typical demo job. Wow, if they actually fix her up I will be ECSTATIC. That place was always my dream house. Well, maybe in a different location although it IS close to Princess Auto!
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hyphen
Location: Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 13 on 8/6/2010 5:38 PM >
| | | | Yeah, I thought I'd noticed "For Sale" signs from the highway too, which led me to believe that they were just doing a slow demolition for some reason.
I certainly would love to see a restoration, but I haven't been holding my breath. That's about as prime a piece of big box real estate as you could imagine. 
[last edit 8/6/2010 5:41 PM by hyphen - edited 1 times]
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amandie
Location: South Brook, Newfoundland
Gender: Female
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 14 on 8/7/2010 6:25 AM >
|  | | | I have a feeling its going to be demoed.... whats happening there is the same thing that happen to the Thomas Cook house in Richmond Hill, it was once a historical house, but had a fire (thanks to a fuckin' arsonist), they started the renos (so we thought) they took the roof off and they replaced it but in the long run it got demoed, and is now a Longos plaza, but ya never know Ringwood Manor may have a different outcome.
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redcarnation81
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Deceive, Inveigle, Obfuscate
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 15 on 8/9/2010 1:38 PM >
| | | | In 2008, the property owners requested the Town delist Ringwood as a heritage structure. They claimed the house was not structurally sound, and could not afford the $1.5M required to restore the site. It should be noted the owners did not secure the house against the elements nor prevent widespread vandalism (theft of copper piping and marble fixtures). The Town refused a demolition permit until the property owners reassess the condition of the structure by providing an up-to-date report.
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PartyPooper
Location: Bowmanville, ON
Gender: Male
...but I'm not the only one.
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 16 on 8/9/2010 1:43 PM >
| | | | Posted by amandie
..., but ya never know Ringwood Manor may have a different outcome.
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As much as I love Whitby, it's been notorious for demolishing historical buildings *cough*whitbypsych*cough*
Remember: Wherever you go, there you are.
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amandie
Location: South Brook, Newfoundland
Gender: Female
| | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 18 on 8/9/2010 5:18 PM >
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That was very interesting, both the pictures and the read, thank you for posting that.
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bandi
Lippy Mechanic Bastard
Location: Trent Hills, ON
Gender: Male
A liminal mind is all I've ever known.
| | | Re: Ringwood Manor - Whitby
<Reply # 19 on 8/15/2010 5:43 PM >
| | | | Spoke to the new owner today... She's being restored!
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