Brockton Point

BROCKTON POINT in STANLEY PARK juts out into VANCOUVER's inner harbour east of the LIONS GATE BRIDGE at the entrance to Coal Harbour. It is named for Francis Brockton, a British naval engineer and member of the crew that surveyed the harbour in 1859. The HASTINGS MILL logged the point in the 1860s. A LIGHTHOUSE was built in 1902 to guide vessels in and out of the harbour. The present seawall and light tower were built in 1914. Brockton Point has had recreational facilities since 1890, when the...

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