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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

  • The rock engravings at Bosworth farm
  • The fascinating story behind one of Sandton's oldest shops
  • A South African Maritime Catastrophe photographed
  • The Early Beginnings of Knysna's First Farm
  • History of Parkmore 1904-1960s
  • Montagu Pass - The Final Link
  • The Unfinished Story of the Hardekraaltjie Cemetery
  • Edward Jenner: The Man Who Saved More Lives Than Any Person in History
  • Ex Libris - Rediscovering Bookplates
  • Magnificent Sketches of the Early Buildings of Mahikeng
  • Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours (Part 2)
  • Isandlwana's Forgotten V.C.
  • Red Beret, Red Cross, Red Star - The remarkable story of Lippy Kessel
  • Charles Davidson Bell - Renaissance Man at the Cape
  • The use of so-called 'Magic Mushrooms' by Zulu warriors

From the Directory

  • Wheat Industry Museum
  • Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIfA) Heritage Committee
  • Parkhurst Residents' and Business Owners' Association (PRABOA)
  • First Nation Cobuqua Indigenous Chapter
  • Johan van Heerden - Researcher
  • Benoni Heritage Society
  • Norwood Orchards Residents Association (NORA)
  • Rob MIlne Talks and Tours
  • Pretoria Institute for Architecture (PIA)
  • Limpopo Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (LIHRA)
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