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Kimberley

  • The Unbuilt Kimberley Nymphaeum
  • The Kimberley Memorial to the Honoured Dead - Cecil Rhodes, Herbert Baker, and the Architecture of Memory
  • The Rise and Fall of Barney Barnato
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • Pioneer Diamond Field Photographers Kimberley (1869 - 1915)
  • Grandma's Notes - Life at the beginning of the 20th Century
  • The Nedbank Historical Collective - Exploring the oldest collective financial institution in South Africa - Part 1
  • South Africa’s Three Photographers named Kisch (1863 – 1902)
  • William Roe (1827-1916) - Long serving Graaff-Reinet based photographer
  • Restoring one of Kimberley's grandest homes in 1976
  • Heroic Efforts to Save the Kimberley City Hall
  • Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
  • Old Town Halls Never Die

From our Archive

  • Johannesburg Stock Exchange Buildings over the Decades
  • A remarkable album of early 20th century views of Johannesburg
  • Soccer City: an architect’s dream
  • Meandering along the Sea Point Promenade
  • Union Buildings Gardens Vandalised and Neglected
  • Car spotting at the Kruger National Park in the 1970s
  • Raid, Rhodes, Railways, Rinderpest, Rebellion and Ruin
  • South African Gates of Yore – A Photographic Portfolio
  • Blockhouses of the South African War
  • The Men who Made OK Bazaars
  • Old, New and Newest in Braamfontein
  • MaSisulu, one of Jozi's most famous
  • What happened to the Van Wouw House?
  • Ken Boffard - wrestling the Grim Reaper
  • Hector's sister tells the story still

From the Directory

  • Ursula Rigby Architect & Professional Heritage Practitioner
  • Arkhitekton
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
  • Heritage Workshop - The Classic Car Specialists
  • Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
  • Osmond Lange Architects
  • KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association)
  • Boksburg Our Town Heritage
  • Lucille Davie - Jozi Tours and Tales
  • Bridget O'Donoghue Heritage Consulting
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