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Durban

  • The English Cricket Legend who Settled in South Africa
  • 99 Years of the Ultimate Human Race: A Journey through Comrades History
  • Preserving Durban's Art Deco Heritage: The Peter Louis Award Recognises Durban Art Deco Society
  • A Chance in a Million - Identical photographs found on different continents
  • Celebrating Heritage at Clifton
  • Some interesting facts about two famous South African bakers
  • The Addington Children’s Hospital - A Durban Landmark
  • South Africa’s Three Photographers named Kisch (1863 – 1902)
  • Finding the grave of Nat Nakasa in New York
  • Brass Plaque reveals a history of a distinguished man and his architectural firm
  • A Brief History of Indian Indenture in South Africa
  • Durban architectural gem under threat
  • Visiting the historic Brook Street Cemetery, Durban
  • Art Deco Durban
  • The Caney Legacy - Early Durban based family of photographers
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Brunel's Big Idea and the South African Connection
  • South African Pavement Photographs (1930s to 1960s) - A Nostalgic reflection
  • They wanted to demolish the Durban Railway Station
  • Kirti Menon and Gandhi’s legacy

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From our Archive

  • Why was there an explosion of towers in Johannesburg in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
  • Civic Spine 1989-1991 - The voice of the architects
  • Before and After - The Tragedy of the Indian High Commission (Arkleton) Perimeter Wall
  • The Early History of Irene Farm
  • Remembering the First Trans-Africa Flight
  • Planners, Protectors and Predators: Public Trust and the tension between Heritage and Planning laws
  • Ten Forgotten Buildings of Johannesburg
  • Potchefstroom has lost one of its grand old buildings
  • A short history of the metrication movement in South Africa
  • Modern British-Built Trams for Johannesburg’s British Empire Exhibition in 1936
  • Huntington Hall destroyed by fire
  • Charles Cornwallis Michell - The Father of Civil Engineering in South Africa
  • She took no prisoners and let no grass grow beneath her feet - Franco Frescura pays tribute to Helen Aron
  • Soccer City: an architect’s dream
  • A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile

From the Directory

  • Francois Johannes Cleophas - Sport Historian
  • Brian McKechnie - Architect & Heritage Consultant
  • African Conservation Trust (ACT)
  • Estelle Liebenberg-Barkhuizen - Paper Conservator
  • Joint Plans Committee East
  • Amathole Museum
  • Elegant Places
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
  • The South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc)
  • Joint Plans Committee (JPC)
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