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Restorica Archive

  • Soap Houses of the Karoo
  • Some early Piquetberg farms illustrated by Johannes Cornelius Poortermans
  • The Architectural and Historical Significance of the Markhams Building
  • The Old Synagogue in the Gardens
  • They wanted to demolish the Durban Railway Station
  • Restoring Pietermaritzburg's Old Ireland Building in the late 1970s
  • Commemorating Sir Herbert Baker's last building in South Africa
  • A short history of the whaling industry in South Africa
  • George Rex - Remarkable but not Royal
  • Mariendahl Brewery - One of South Africa's finest industrial monuments
  • Remembering Old Claremont Cape Town
  • Johannesburg's Early Markets
  • A Bit of Old Barberton 
  • Schroder House - The oldest documented dwelling in South Africa
  • Gordon Verhoef & Krause - Adverts over the years
  • The Father of East London's House
  • 19th Century lettering on buildings
  • Uitenhage's Evolution 1804-1910
  • Civic Spine 1989-1991 - The voice of the architects
  • Looking back at Johannesburg's Civic Spine controversy

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From our Archive

  • Heritage Treasures of the South
  • A short history of the Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery
  • One of South Africa's most fascinating farming histories
  • Race to the Rand
  • Car spotting at the Kruger National Park in the 1970s
  • Where are the 'singing tomorrows' of the Freedom Charter?
  • Brixton's First Blue Plaque
  • 99 Years of the Ultimate Human Race: A Journey through Comrades History
  • Remembering Cuito Cuanavale: Freedom Month, Heritage and Liberation Landscapes Beyond Borders
  • Hidden arcade re-emerges after four and a half decades
  • Fort Napier 1843 - 2023 - One of the longest lasting and most peaceful military structures in South Africa
  • Aerial photographs that tell two stories!
  • The McHardy Family of Cullinan
  • Why was there an explosion of towers in Johannesburg in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
  • Visiting the Military Garden of Remembrance at Polokwane

From the Directory

  • Mayat Hart Architecture
  • The Heritage Foundation (Die Erfenisstigting)
  • Save our Berea
  • South African Athletics Heritage Group
  • Franco Frescura Heritage Consultants
  • Sandstone Heritage Trust
  • Erasmus Fairbairn Architects
  • George Heritage Trust
  • Heritage Western Cape (HWC)
  • 3DSS Laser Scanning Services
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