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Just off Woodlawn Road in Dorchester, tucked behind a short lane near the village’s main intersection, sits Ladysmith Manor – a 10,000-square-foot Georgian estate that has quietly become one of Dorchester’s most unique community hubs. This weekend, the manor is hosting its annual Summer Market, drawing visitors to the property’s outdoor beer garden for live music, games, and local vendors.
But the event is just one chapter in a much larger story.
Built in 1840, the manor was once the home of Sir Albert Smith, a Dorchester-based lawyer and politician, who went on to serve as one of New Brunswick’s premiers. Smith was the first person in the province knighted by Queen Victoria and notably delayed the province’s entry into Confederation by two years. His wife, Lady Smith, quite younger lived in the home for another 40 years after his death.
Miriam Andrews and her husband Stephen Trites purchased the property in 2019. I spoke with Andrews in the Beer Garden outdoors.
“We had one working bathroom and two-thirds of the house had no plumbing or electricity,” said Andrews. “But we felt like if we didn’t take it on, it might have been knocked down.”
Follow the local [originally from England] hard working hostess with the mostest at "Lady Smith Manor Diaries" on Youtube - special announcement this year at the channel at this link:
Wedding Bells, Mother’s Day Treats, and a Game-Changing Announcement! -Lady Smith Manor Diaries
Follow the progress with Miriam & hubby at their Instagram and Facebook here:
Lady Smith Manor (@ladysmithmanor) • Instagram photos and videos
and: Lady Smith Manor | Dorchester Crossing NB | Facebook
More here on Sir Albert Smith: SMITH, Sir ALBERT JAMES – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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