History Illustrated in High Definition

 

Founded in 1855, the village of Bury, QC boasts a number of historical residences including a celebrated Armory built in 1913. This local landmark was significant in its role confirming the municipalities’ importance as a military center for over a century and was recently celebrated this past September 9th, 2011 with the dedication of  a new exterior exhibit featuring black granite historical wall panels

 

Wanting to honor this significant military history, the MRC Haut-St. Francois contacted Pittoresco Inc., a Quebec company specializing in custom exhibit and environmental designs to help them devise a method in which to display this unique information to the public. Necessary for an exterior exhibit, a medium that would be imperious to weather yet represent both the buildings and the projects historical values was needed.  

 

Known for its permanence and longevity Pittoresco approached Picture this on Granite to produce six historical wall panels using absolute black granite, recognized as a high-end natural substrate by architects and designers alike. From an etching stand point, certified black granite provides the best contrast quality for the creation of images and/or text. Not only would this medium compliment the brick and granite finishing of this historic building, but its application symbolized longevity and durability much like the veterans it would represent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with the village of Bury, the MRC Haut-St. Francois and the Bury Historical and Heritage Society it took more than a year to process all of the information, pictures and photos to create the six wall panels. Featuring military badges, vintage battalion and officer photos, deployment maps and literary accounts of important events these historical site markers chronologically recognized the Eastern Townships Militia presence and achievements from 1867 until 1970.

 

The six PGHD laser etched historical collages were produced on  4’ x 3’ certified black 3/4” polished granite panels with drilled holes for mounting. The exposed side edges were left with a sawn matte finish to match the buildings existing granite finishing. Panels were mounted directly onto the brick wall using stainless steel screws and custom black caps and installed in July, 2011 by Rouleau Granite of Stanstead Quebec, onto the east facing wall of this historic building.