Fred Pepin’s Virtual Tour of Historic Murrayville

If you missed the recent virtual tour of Murrayville conducted by Langley Heritage Society president Fred Pepin, you can watch it via the Township of Langley's Facebook page HERE. It was a real hit, with hundreds of people tuning in. Fred covered a lot of ground with photos and descriptions of this historic  community -- the Traveller's Inn (built in 1877), the Barry Farm, the Old Yale Road, Porter's Store, Five Corners, the pump house, Harrower & Lamb/Stirling Houses (restored by the Langley Heritage Society), Murrayville Garage (which began life as a blacksmith shop), the re-purposed Murrayville School, the Community Hall, cemetery, Hagerty House (adaptive reuse), Sharon United Church and more. He had some restoration tips too: "Instead of replacing original windows -- have wooden storm windows made. The house is quiet, warmer and cooler in the summer. Preserves the look of the building too." And memories: "The stumps were [...]

2021-03-05T02:57:44+00:00March 5th, 2021|

SOLD OUT! HERITAGE WEEK: Murrayville Tour with Fred Pepin

There's still time to book now for Fred Pepin's Heritage Week tour of Murrayville on February 18th. Get a personal tour of historic landmarks -- lunch and bus included! More details HERE.   Murrayville's 5 Corners. Read the Langley Advance Times story HERE. Take a sneak peak of historic Murrayville HERE.

2020-05-27T05:59:36+00:00February 5th, 2020|

CBC Radio Profiles Historic Murrayville

Check out CBC‘s South of the Fraser reporter Jesse Johnston‘s piece on Murrayville‘s Five Corners intersection. It was featured on the CBC program The Early Edition on February 23, 2017. Langley Heritage Society President, Fred Pepin speaks on the challenges and eventual triumph of saving the intersection and much of the built heritage that surrounds it today.

2020-05-27T05:59:58+00:00February 27th, 2017|
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