The Mound is a prominent feature of the Sunken Garden . It is a tall limestone outcrop standing above the floor of the Sunken Garden .
When the Vancouver Portland Cement Company operated the Sunken Garden area as a limestone quarry between 1904 and 1909, the limestone was excavated around the Mound, leaving the Mound as a leftover of the quarrying operation.
The Vancouver Portland Cement Company plant (right) above the west side of the Sunken Garden and the Mound, circa 1910. This section of the Sunken Garden was designed by Raoul Robillard . (City of Victoria Archives photo M05821 ) The Vancouver Portland Cement Company plant above the Sunken Garden , the Mound and the Trout Pond, circa 1910 (City of Victoria Archives photo M00805 ) The Mound from the west side of the Sunken Garden , circa 1910. This section of the Sunken Garden was designed by Raoul Robillard . (City of Victoria Archives photo M05820 ) The Sunken Garden , the Mound and the Trout Pond , looking north, circa 1922. (City of Victoria Archives photo M05829 ) Here are some historic postcards of the west side of the Mound, a section of the Sunken Garden that was designed by Raoul Robillard :
Postcard showing the Sunken Garden Mound, circa 1925-1930. This section of the Sunken Garden was designed by Raoul Robillard. (Author’s collection) Postcard showing the Sunken Garden Mound, circa 1920’s. This section of the Sunken Garden was designed by Raoul Robillard . (Author’s collection ) Postcard showing the Sunken Garden Mound, circa 1960’s. This section of the Sunken Garden was designed by Raoul Robillard . (Author’s collection ) Would you like to leave a comment or question about anything on this page?
