{"id":278,"date":"2015-04-21T05:58:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T05:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2018-01-14T18:57:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T18:57:27","slug":"sir-matthew-begbie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/archives\/elementary-schools\/sir-matthew-begbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Matthew Begbie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Address 1430 Lillooet Street<\/p>\n<p>1930\u00a0&#8211; present<\/p>\n<p>Named for Sir Matthew Begbie (1819 &#8211; 1894), B.C.&#8217;s first chief judge of the united colony of British Columbia.\u00a0 Replaced Franklin Annex,\u00a0moving into a new building in September 1930.\u00a0 The\u00a0original &#8216;Little School&#8217; building, shown below\u00a0was moved to the Norquay Annex grounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3331\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923.jpg\" alt=\"64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-a36471mathew-begbie-school1923\" width=\"2926\" height=\"1832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923.jpg 2926w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/64f2d2aa-96d3-4124-bbb9-ad3c1e810c9e-A36471Mathew-Begbie-School1923-1024x641.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2926px) 100vw, 2926px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3322\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930.jpg\" alt=\"20cbegbie1930\" width=\"2994\" height=\"2214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930.jpg 2994w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/20cBegbie1930-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2994px) 100vw, 2994px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3324\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930.jpg\" alt=\"matthewbegbie1930\" width=\"2819\" height=\"2014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930.jpg 2819w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/MatthewBegbie1930-1024x732.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2819px) 100vw, 2819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3323\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930.jpg\" alt=\"452begbie1930\" width=\"2897\" height=\"2172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930.jpg 2897w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/452begbie1930-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2897px) 100vw, 2897px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3327\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084.jpg\" alt=\"scan10084\" width=\"2882\" height=\"2230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084.jpg 2882w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan10084-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2882px) 100vw, 2882px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3328\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503.jpg\" alt=\"scan20503\" width=\"2027\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503.jpg 2027w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan20503-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2027px) 100vw, 2027px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3330\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382.jpg\" alt=\"scan21382\" width=\"2955\" height=\"2232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382.jpg 2955w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21382-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2955px) 100vw, 2955px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3329\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380.jpg\" alt=\"scan21380\" width=\"2968\" height=\"2253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380.jpg 2968w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Scan21380-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2968px) 100vw, 2968px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3325\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150.jpg\" alt=\"save2150\" width=\"2946\" height=\"2238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150.jpg 2946w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save2150-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2946px) 100vw, 2946px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3326\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458.jpg\" alt=\"save3458\" width=\"2856\" height=\"2319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458.jpg 2856w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/10\/Save3458-1024x831.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2856px) 100vw, 2856px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6588\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1965\" height=\"1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1.jpg 1965w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_62_63new-post-1-1024x721.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1965px) 100vw, 1965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6581\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1964\" height=\"1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64.jpeg 1964w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64-768x542.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_63_64-1024x723.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1964px) 100vw, 1964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6582\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1994\" height=\"1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65.jpeg 1994w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65-768x540.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_64_65-1024x719.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1994px) 100vw, 1994px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1965\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6583\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66.jpeg 1987w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_65_66-1024x716.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1987px) 100vw, 1987px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6585\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1948\" height=\"1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67.jpeg 1948w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67-768x542.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_66_67-1024x723.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1948px) 100vw, 1948px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1967\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6584\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1952\" height=\"1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68.jpeg 1952w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68-768x544.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2018\/01\/Begbie_67_68-1024x725.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1952px) 100vw, 1952px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: 1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Address 1430 Lillooet Street 1930\u00a0&#8211; present Named for Sir Matthew Begbie (1819 &#8211; 1894), B.C.&#8217;s first chief judge of the united colony of British Columbia.\u00a0 Replaced Franklin Annex,\u00a0moving into a new building in September 1930.\u00a0 The\u00a0original &#8216;Little School&#8217; building, shown below\u00a0was moved to the Norquay Annex grounds. &nbsp; Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives &nbsp; Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives &nbsp; Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives &nbsp; Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives &nbsp; Date: 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant. Date: 1964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant. Date: 1965\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant. Date: 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant. Date: 1967\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant. Date: 1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo submitted by Beverley Tennant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":141,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6635,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions\/6635"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}