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Grand Mansions

  • Five homes in bohemian Parktown
  • Huntington Hall destroyed by fire
  • The Gates of Friedaura: A Portal to Parktown's Past
  • The Queens Road Commune - Living in a grand Parktown mansion in the 1970s
  • Herbert Baker’s Stonehouse captures his spirit
  • Botha House, Lynton Hall & Umdoni Park - Heritage Jewels of KZN
  • Modderfontein's Grand Mansion
  • A secret heritage home on the Kensington ridge
  • A remarkable story of how a man feels about his home
  • The Hidden History of Mount Carmel
  • Deanery then, Koekfontein now - The story of a grand home in Upper Houghton
  • Tracey’s Folly still stands proud
  • Original blueprint for destroyed Parktown home found
  • Fire Destroys Johannesburg Heritage Home
  • Hollard saves Arcadia (in 2004) and gets the best view around
  • Dolobran mansion sits smugly among Baker's Joburg icons
  • Port Alfred's Historic Castle
  • Once in a lifetime trip inside majestic Cape mansion
  • A short history of Forest Hall Plettenberg Bay
  • A Brief History of Windybrow

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From our Archive

  • Inside Chadrien Place Sandton
  • Recent must have Johannesburg books for your book collection
  • Following in Burchell's tracks
  • Remembering Cuito Cuanavale: Freedom Month, Heritage and Liberation Landscapes Beyond Borders
  • The fate of one Dutch noble line in the Cape Colony 
  • Visiting the Historic Rynsoord Benoni Cemetery
  • Memories of my visits to the Kensington Castle
  • David Stewart Howie - Anglo-Boer War Correspondent and Amateur Photographer
  • The Battle of Nooitgedacht - The biggest battle fought in the Magaliesberg
  • One of Joburg's Oldest Mansions in a Plumber's Backyard
  • The Grave Story of Rietfontein (Sizwe) Hospital
  • Twists and turns in the tale of a clock
  • Early mixed farming at the Broederstroom Archaeological Site
  • A Sandstone Architect of Oudtshoorn
  • Frescura releases lists to researchers

From the Directory

  • South African Naval Heritage Trust (NHT)
  • Saaliegah Zardad Heritage Consultant
  • NGT Infraco
  • Dr Graham Dominy
  • Andy Selfe - Millwright
  • FCTEC
  • Lennie Gouws - Researcher and Author
  • Melville Residents Association (MRA)
  • Jenna Mervis - Author and Museum Storyteller
  • Dr Dean Allen - Author Lecturer Historian
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