Flame of Hope
The Flame of Hope is an eternal flame located in London, Ontario, Canada, that honours Sir Frederick Banting's discovery of insulin, as well as all those who have been affected by diabetes.Photo: Helmholtz19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in London, Ontario
- Also known as: “Flame of Hope (diabetes)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banting House and Palace Theatre.
Banting House
Museum
Photo: Compmouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banting House is a former residence and current museum in London, Ontario, Canada. Located at 442 Adelaide Street North, it is known as the “Birthplace of Insulin.” It is the house where Sir Frederick Banting woke up at two o'clock in the morning on October 31, 1920 with the idea that led to the discovery of insulin.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Mark L MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 300 metres east of Flame of Hope.
St. Mary Church
Church
Photo: Fourthords, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary Church is situated 420 metres southeast of Flame of Hope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include London and Wortley Village.
London
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London is a medium-sized city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of 378,000. It is west of Toronto, between Lake Huron and Lake Erie at the fork of the Thames River, which was named after the River Thames in London, England.
Wortley Village
Neighborhood
Wortley Village is a neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada. It was originally a suburb of London and was annexed to London in 1890. Wortley Village is home to many heritage properties. Wortley Village is situated 2½ km southwest of Flame of Hope.
Huron Heights
Neighborhood
Huron Heights is a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario, Canada. Located in the northeast part of the city, development began around 1960 and continued to the late 1960s in four distinct phases, and included three public elementary schools, and provided students to one Catholic elementary in the area and one public secondary school just northwest of the development. Huron Heights is situated 4 km northeast of Flame of Hope.
Flame of Hope
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.98991° or 42° 59′ 24″ northLongitude
-81.23165° or 81° 13′ 54″ westOpen location code
86JWXQQ9+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4861673486OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q17510691
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In Other Languages
“Flame of Hope” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “希望之火”
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