Ridout Street Complex

This streetscape includes several of London’s earliest buildings and provides a capsule view of the appearance of mid-19th century Ontario cities. These buildings, the earliest of which was begun in 1835, include residential, industrial and commercial premises all intermingled on one of the city’s main streets. This group of structures soon became known as “Banker’s Row” because of the presence of five branch offices here. After years of neglect and deterioration, they were threatened until John Labatt Limited, in a move to preserve this rich heritage, restored three structures.

Plusieurs des plus vieux bâtiments de London s’alignaient sur cetter rue, caractéristique des villes ontariennes du milieu du XIXe siècle. Ces édifices résidentiels, industriels et commerciaux, dont le plus ancient remonte à 1835, se retrouvaient disséminés sur l’une des rues principales qu’on appelait la “rue des Banquiers” car elle abritait cinq succursales bancaires. Longtemps négligés, ils ont subi les ravages du temps, jusqu’à ce que la compagnie John Labatt Limitée, soucieuse de préserver ces richesses patrimoniales, fit restaurer trois immeubles.