Brantford in Brant County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Bell Telephone Memorial

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2022

1. Bell Telephone Memorial Marker

Inscription. This Monument the work of Walter S. Allward, R.C.A.
Sculptor, was placed here through International
subscription by the Bell Telephone Memorial
Association to mark the invention of the Telephone
at Brantford by Alexander Graham Bell in 1874
— By Authority, Chapter 127-VII Edward VII, Statutes of Ontario 1906. —
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (afterwards His Majesty King George V) Patron.
H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G. Honorary President.
William F. Cockshutt, M.P. President.
Lloyd Harris, Vice President.
Directors: W.N. Andrews • E.L. Goold • M.K. Halloran
G. Kippax • G.H. Muirhead • T.H. Preston • F.D. Reville
C.H. Waterous • A.J. Wilkes, K.C.
J.Muir, Treasurer. • G. Hately, Secretary.
His Honor A.D. Hardy Judge. • A.B. Rose Warden.
J.W. Bowlby, K.C. Mayor. • J.W. Westbrook Sheriff.

Unveiled 24th of October 1917, by His Grace the
Duke of Devonshire, Governor General of Canada,
in the presence of the Inventor and a large and
distinguished assemblage.

Erected 2017.

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topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1874.

Location. 43° 8.469′ N, 80° 16.088′ W. Marker is in Brantford, Ontario, in Brant County. Marker is on West Street just north of Wellington Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the west side of the Bell Telephone Monument. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 West Street, Brantford ON N3T 3N4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Walter Allward (a few steps from this marker); Polish World War II Veterans Memorial (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Cenotaph (about 210 meters away); Sara Jeannette Duncan 1861-1922 (about 210 meters away); Sara Jeannette Duncan (about 210 meters away); Michael Snow (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); George Thomson (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Claude Whale (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brantford.

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1. Bell Memorial. Wikipedia entry:

In 1906, the citizens of the Brantford and Brant County areas formed the Bell Telephone Memorial Association, which commissioned the memorial. By 1908, the association's
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2022

2. Bell Telephone Memorial (west side)
(marker is mounted on pedestal, below sculpture)
designs committee asked sculptors on two continents to submit proposals for the memorial. The submission by Canadian sculptor Walter Seymour Allward of Toronto won the competition.
Allward designed the monument to symbolize the telephone's ability to overcome great distances. A series of steps lead to the main section where the floating allegorical figure of Inspiration appears over a reclining male figure representing Man, transmitting sound through space, discovering his power to transmit sound through space, and also pointing to three floating figures, the messengers of Knowledge, Joy, and Sorrow positioned at the other end of the tableau. Additionally, there are two female figures mounted on granite pedestals representing Humanity positioned to the left and right of the memorial, one sending and the other receiving a message.

(Submitted on February 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Bell Telephone Memorial. Alluring World website entry:

Bell Telephone Memorial, also known as the Bell Memorial, is a monument which is dedicated to Alexander Graham Bell, commemorating the invention of the telephone, and it is located near Brantford, Ontario in Canada. As he invented the telephone at his parent’s home in July 1874. Being as an impressive monument, it consists of an immense mass of white
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2022

3. Bell Telephone Memorial Inscription
“To Commemorate the Invention of the Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in Brantford • 1874”
The Unveiling of the Bell Memorial
Event program (PDF)
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Stanstead granite faced with the largest single bronze casting of its time. Conceptually, the sculpture is quite symbolic and is meant to convey the discovery of man’s power to transmit sound through space.

(Submitted on February 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Memorial Rededication Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2022

4. Memorial Rededication Marker

City of Brantford Bell Telephone Memorial and Alexander Graham Bell Gardens. Rededicated to the City of Brantford by The Descendants of Alexander Graham Bell and Bell Canada in recognition of the invention of the telephone at Brantford, Ontario in 1874.
October 24th, 2017, The Alexander & Mabel Bell Legacy Foundation

Bell Telephone Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 25, 2022

5. Bell Telephone Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 394 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.