A Block
A Block is a barracks in Middlesex County, Ontario. A Block is situated nearby to Royal Canadian Regiment Museum, as well as near the military installation Wolseley Barracks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banting House and St. Michael Church.
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. Banting House is situated 1¼ km south of A Block.
St. Michael Church
Church
Photo: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael Church is situated 1 km northwest of A Block.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Mark L MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 1¼ km south of A Block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include London and Huron Heights.
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.
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 3½ km northeast of A Block.
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 3½ km southwest of A Block.
A Block
- Type: Barracks
- Categories: building, historic site, military installation, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.00026° or 43° 0′ 1″ northLongitude
-81.23346° or 81° 14′ 0″ westOpen location code
86MW2Q28+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 125672363OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=barracks
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