The South African journal Lantern / Lantern: Journal of Knowledge and Culture / Tydskrif vir Volksopleiding was one of the more substantial cultural and educational periodicals of the apartheid era. It occupied an interesting position somewhere between a literary review, an adult education journal and a cultural magazine, carrying essays on history,
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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
Originally designed in 1908 as a modest single-storey home by Robert Howden, its fortunes changed when it was bought by the Hunt family, owners of Williams Hunt Chevrolet, in the late 1920s. Elegant gables were added to the northern facade, and then an additional storey. It was used as the official residence of the Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral in the 1960s and 70s, a politically-charged time for the Church.
