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Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting the Esquimalt Municipal Hall in its location in 1993 at 1229 Esquimalt Road. The reverse reads "…Built in 1927-29 in the Italianate Style - the architect was Ralph Berrill. It was dedicated 12 June, 1929, by The Hon. R.H. Pooley, Attorney General at the time. Some alterations and additions have been made to the original building".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting 218 Anson Crescent. The reverse reads " In 1939 this was the home of Mr. & Mrs. John Millins. It was expropriated by the Department of National Defense in 1942, and is presently the home of the Base Commander of DND ".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting "The Captain's House" at 506 Head Street. The reverse reads "…was built in 1893 for Captain Victor Jacobson- a sealing captain. He carved much of the 'gingerbread' decoration himself, as well as the interior work and furniture. It is Italianate in style, sometimes called Steamboat Gothic".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting 622 Head Street "Trafalgar House". The reverse reads " 622 Head Street was built c. 1920 for Arthur R. Wolfenden, son of Lt. Col. Richard Wolfenden, a member of the Royal Engineers. Trafalgar was declared a Heritage Building in April 1990 and has received interior renovations in 1992".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting the Pooley House at 706 Warder Place. The reverse reads "…was built in 1913 for P.R. Brown, a real estate broker. The architect was Thomas Hooper. It was purchased in 1928 by R.H. Pooley, Esquimalt's representative in the BC Legislature from 1912 to 1937. It was declared as Heritage in June, 1985".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting 857 Wollaston Street. Reverse reads "The only residence in Esquimalt designed by Francis Mawson Rattenbury was built in 1909 for Arthur Coles, a real estate broker. Mr. Coles served as Reeve on Esquimalt Council from 1916 to1919. Extensive interior renovations were made in 1993".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting Lampson Street School. The reverse reads " Built in 1903, declared unsound, and rebuilt in 1913, with Thomas Hooper as architect in the Georgian Revival style." It was closed in 1976 owing to declining enrolment. It was declared a Heritage Building in February 1990 and after extensive renovations reopened in the Spring of 1993".

Blank notecard with sketch by Gladys Durrant depicting the Naden Gate. The reverse reads "The reconstruction of the North Gate was completed around May 24, 1990. It is not an exact replica of the original gate but does maintain the flavour of the earlier structure".