Notebook from Yesterday Collection

Notebook from Yesterday Collection2022-12-08T18:26:36-05:00

Doty Docs was founded in 1995 by Christopher Doty, a London, Ontario – based documentary producer and casual historian. The company was founded with the goal to create and foster audio/visual projects about London’s history.

Chris’ talents as a documentary maker are a seamless blending of his persistence as a researcher, his perception as an interviewer and his expertise as a writer. Taken together, they have helped redefine the standards of documentary production in the London area. In many ways, Chris doesn’t just tell history – he makes it. [Find out more]

January 1898

Dead Weight

January 3rd, 1898|

by Christopher Doty I instantly abandoned all hope of being alive more than two or...

City Hall Collapse

January 3rd, 1898|

23 lives lost London's reputation for building cheap municipal buildings came crashing down - literally...

February 1884

Hobbs Hardware Explosion

February 18th, 1884|

3 lives lost A small fire at this Richmond Street business turned into a catastrophe...

July 1883

May 1881

Death’s Harvest

May 24th, 1881|

by Christopher Doty The catastrophe is one that can scarcely be appreciated in all...

February 1874

The Komoka Train Fire

February 28th, 1874|

8 Lives lost Although technically not a London disaster, this Great Western passenger train left...

February 1856

April 1845

The Great London Fire

April 13th, 1845|

No lives lost. Following a serious downtown fire on October 8, 1844 the town's largest...