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Historic signage

  • 19th Century lettering on buildings

From our Archive

  • The reinterment of the remains of the first (and last) Consul General of the Ottoman Empire posted to South Africa
  • Roodewal: Architectural Heritage and Intellectual History in the Lowveld
  • Exploring Cirencester's Roman Amphitheatre
  • The Architectural and Historical Significance of the Markhams Building
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Things to see and do at Melville Koppies Nature Reserve and Joburg Heritage site
  • Why was there an explosion of towers in Johannesburg in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
  • Cleaning the Joburg Cenotaph - Before, During and After
  • Gordon Verhoef & Krause - Adverts over the years
  • Houghton was nearly a Mining Township
  • Old, New and Newest in Braamfontein
  • 1932 Leeudoringstad explosion of 320 tons of dynamite
  • Three Historic Johannesburg Passes
  • One of Norwood's oldest homes restored
  • The Father of East London's House

From the Directory

  • Erasmus Fairbairn Architects
  • Kalk Bay Historical Association
  • Kensington Heritage Trust
  • Jeremy Hollmann: rock art
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Ancestors Research South Africa
  • Reach Archaeology Consulting
  • Original Shoreline Project
  • Shortalogy
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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