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Dix House

  • A secret heritage home on the Kensington ridge

From our Archive

  • Re-imagining the Planetarium as the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
  • The mystery of the Penn Symons flag
  • In the Footsteps of Captain Charles Michell - 3/60th Regiment (King's Royal Rifles)
  • Knysna Gold - How it all started
  • British Ammunition Expenditure / Kill Ratio at the Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift
  • A Brief History of Indian Indenture in South Africa
  • Following in Burchell's tracks
  • Stony Point Whaling Station - 100 Years Later
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • The early history of Port Nolloth
  • Somerset West Loses an Iconic Heritage Building - The demolition of Blue Waters and the questions it leaves behind
  • Only this cemetery remains as a stark reminder of an uprooted community
  • Unpacking the history behind this 1919 Ravenscroft photograph
  • Pretoria on Parade - A Mystery Photo Album Emerges
  • Languedoc, the workers’ village built by Cecil Rhodes

From the Directory

  • Pam McLaren - Female Ancestry British Kaffaria & Natal
  • Western Cape Museum Educator Group
  • Agora Consulting
  • Gardens of the Golden City
  • Clare Chappel Urban Designer, Architect, Storyteller
  • Verulam Historical Society
  • African Centre for Heritage Activities (ACHA)
  • Wheat Industry Museum
  • Brian McKechnie - Architect & Heritage Consultant
  • South African Military History Society
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  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
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