Last week a coalition of heritage organisations, architects, civic groups and concerned citizens gathered outside Johannesburg's Civic Centre to protest a crisis that should concern every resident of the city. Our focus in this protest was to Save the Plans archive of the city of Johannesburg left mouldering in the basement of the now abandoned Metro
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
This house is named after the avenue of oak trees planted by the first owner, James F Goch, who was born in 1857 in Swellendam. It was designed in 1904 by J.S. Donaldson, with the generous proportions, steeply pitched roof and open veranda favoured in warm colonial climates.
