S.S. #19 Fanshawe School

On July 11, 1871, the trustees of School Section #19 acquired property from Samuel Perkins and built this schoolhouse in the hamlet of Fanshawe.

The School Act of 1871 mandated compulsory school attendance for at least 4 months of the school year and prescribed a curriculum that promoted British sensibilities and nationalism. The focus of 19th century schools was to teach students the skills, and the social and moral values needed to make them productive members of society.

Thanks to the generosity of former teachers, students, and volunteers in the London community, this last surviving building of the once thriving hamlet of Fanshawe was moved from its former site on Fanshawe Park Road in May, 1994.