Viewing Object

Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2023.008.012

Title

Mrs. Simpson's house, later Simpson Private Hospital, in the winter season.

Date

1936.

Description

Landscape orientation, black and white laminated enlarged photograph. A snowy winter scene of Mrs. Simpson's house, later Simpson Private Hospital. Rooftop, lawns and trees are covered in snow. Photograph captures the side of the building, looking northeast from Glover Road. Similar smaller photograph is dated 1936.

People/Subject

Simpson, Mary Josephine (nee Thompson)

Mary Josephine Simpson (nee Thompson) was born in about 1871 in Ontario. She married Richard Charles Simpson, who worked for the CN Railway, and came to Fort Langley in 1918. Mary died in July 1950, and is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery. She left her property to Rod Hawkins, who helped her around the house and looked after her in the years after her husband passed.

Simpsons Private Hospital

SEE Simpson Manor
The hospital is named for Mrs. Mary Josephine Simpson (nee Thompson), the owner of the original farmhouse (1898) that occupied this site. Mrs. Simpson offered room and board in the house, sometimes free of charge. Receiving a nursing home license in 1954 (one of BC’s first licenses), the facility has seen several changes. The manor was completely reconstructed in 2005. The manor is located at 8838 Glover Road.

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