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Kensington

  • The Scottish Horse Memorial: Honouring the Fallen in Edinburgh and Johannesburg
  • Blue plaques and a new heritage route for Jeppe Boys
  • The only known 'Herbert Baker' house in Kensington
  • The Origins of Kensington
  • A secret heritage home on the Kensington ridge
  • Melanie Yap - Chinese voice
  • South Africa's forgotten bioscopes
  • A journey into the rich history of the vandalised Scottish Horse Memorial Kensington
  • Joburg’s castles
  • Bez Valley War Memorial to be moved
  • The Destruction of the Bezuidenhout Valley War Memorial
  • Foster Gang: Raiders of the Secret Cave
  • British 'heroes' commemorated in Kensington street names
  • Foster Gang Detective Tells his Story
  • The Scottish Horse Memorial - The story behind one of Johannesburg's earliest war memorials
  • Going Inside the Kensington Castle
  • Memories of my visits to the Kensington Castle
  • Modern Day Mystery - What has happened to the owner of the Kensington Castle?

From our Archive

  • Forgotten Railway Sidings of the South Peninsula
  • Tintypes - The poor man’s photograph
  • A visit to Moot House Parktown
  • Foster Gang Detective Tells his Story
  • Refurbishing the Muizenberg Carnegie Library and Post Office
  • Original blueprint for destroyed Parktown home found
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • On the lighter side - Some funny and peculiar South African vintage photographs
  • Berg River Water Supply to the West Coast - The Importance of Jantjiesfontein
  • A Century of Stories: Celebrating Carol Hardijzer’s 100th Contribution to South African Photographic History
  • Visiting the Historic Williston Cemetery
  • The Economy of Potchefstroom 1838-1880
  • Original 1913 blueprint of the Yeoville Water Tower unveiled
  • Joburg’s market square defined the town
  • The Krugersdorp Club - History, Secrets and Social Life

From the Directory

  • Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA)
  • Landscape Heritage SA
  • 3DSS Laser Scanning Services
  • GLH Architects
  • Andre Bruton Construction
  • Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA)
  • Jenna Mervis - Author and Museum Storyteller
  • Jeremy Hollmann: rock art
  • Simon's Town Historical Society
  • Friends of the Rail (FOTR)
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