It has been brought to the attention of the Heritage Association of South Africa by Mr. Anthony Wiley that an old National Monuments Council bronze badge (often called a plaque) was being offered by a seller in Wellington on the well-known web sales platform BOB (the old Bid or Buy).
BOOK REVIEWS
Joline Young’s new book, “An uncomfortable paradise” takes us on a journey, part personal, part historical, and a South African history that few know of – early colonial life in Simons Town.
BLUE PLAQUES
Rosendal, designed in 1988 by architect Michael Sutton, is a townhouse scheme in the Highveld vernacular. Its simplicity and human scale reflect lessons Sutton learned while working with Steffan Ahrens early in his career, and which he developed in a series of low-rise projects in Johannesburg, starting in the 1960s.