Finding London Heritage Farm’s hidden treasures

April 17, 2017 Written by London Heritage Farm Staff

Thanks to all the postings and re-postings of our Instagrammer @londonheritagefarmsociety, finding the many hidden treasures within the 4.06 acre historical site of London Heritage Farm and to learn about interesting things and happenings around there is now just a click or tab away.

Follow @londonheritagefarmsociety at Instagram, read about the little story in each of the image/video postings, and you will find many good reasons to bring your family and friends to visit this humble historical site.

Sharing below are a few of the many interesting Instagram postings/re-postings …

Vintage Vibes 🎼 The Phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb 💡 This old phonograph is displayed in the London family's Parlor Room. The machine recorded sound and reproduced it back 🔊 #steveston #phonograph #music #history #tour #vancitybuzz #vancouverisawesome #dailyhivevan #heritage

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Apr 16, 2017 at 10:00pm PDT

Our Heritage Garden in its full beauty 🌺 #narcity_vancouver #vancouverisawesome #dailyhivevan #vancitybuzz #heritage #garden #landscapearchitecture #explorebc #steveston

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Apr 15, 2017 at 2:48am PDT

"The Music Maker" – The story goes that this piano has been part of the London Family since the early 1900's. Daughters Lucy and May became accomplished players filling the home with music for many years. In 1922 the eldest son Ed inherited the piano and it was taken away until 2004 when Ed's great granddaughter had it returned to London Heritage Farm. A quick Google search yields an interesting fact about this old New Scale Williams piano. This and many other pianos of there time are not able to be tuned high enough to achieve concert pitch (A440) as this had not yet been standardized. The Williams piano company only "ran" from 1837 to 1932. #instrument #williamspiano #oldpiano #A440 #pianogram #pianolife #pianolove #🎹 #old #playme #history #instablog #tearoom #upright #richmondbc #perspective #story #londonfarm #lhfsociety #londonheritagefarm #stevestonstyle

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Sep 24, 2016 at 3:29pm PDT

Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other “masonry” products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally occurring gaps such as between cracks in stones or other small dark cavities; when available some species preferentially use hollow stems or holes in wood made by wood-boring insects. Unlike honey bees, mason bees are solitary; every female is fertile and makes her own nest, and no worker bees for these species exist. Solitary bees produce neither honey nor beeswax. Pollination is their thing. -Wikipedia #🐝 #masonbees #lotstosee #richmondbc #steveston #farmlife #busybee #londonheritagefarm #bringthekids

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Mar 1, 2017 at 7:35am PST

Our Happy Chickens hiding their eggs just in time for our Easter Egg Hunt! Come find them kids! 🐣 #exlorebc #museum #vancitybuzz #dailyhivevan #steveston #hightea #easterevent #specialevent #egghunt #narcity_vancouver

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Apr 13, 2017 at 5:52am PDT

What a truly great capture by @camyro of our tea room! Got any great pics of our beloved tea room, gift shop or gardens? Load 'em up and hashtag 'em #londonheritagefarm #giftshop #richmondbc #steveston #hightea ##hightearichmond #repost

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Feb 8, 2017 at 9:10pm PST

Boys and girls, how amazing is this capture?! Images like this make me think we should look into starting a yearly calendar. @vanclayton nailed it for sure. A quick look at his channel reveals that this wasn't just a lucky shot as he has some real photographic skill. Serious cool factor… Achieved! #artisan #whitehouse #comeseeforyourself #🎄 #farmlife #santascoming #steveston #richmondbc #photooftheday #repost

A post shared by LondonHeritageFarmSociety (@londonheritagefarmsociety) on Dec 20, 2016 at 12:13pm PST