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Cape Town

  • Review of 'Much Water under Many Bridges'
  • 'The Man behind the Beard' - A sympathetic biography that makes a contribution to the history of South Africa in the 20th century
  • Review of 'Tavern of the Seas: The Unseen Years 1935-1955'
  • The Silver Tea Service - A memoir dipped in mystery
  • I am now the delighted owner of the second edition of Early Architects of Cape Town
  • Review of 'A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery: Reflections on Art and National Identity'
  • Review of Cape Town: Then and Now
  • Review of Building Apartheid on Architecture and Order in Imperial Cape Town
  • Review of Hidden Cape Town - The book is a visual feast
  • From Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town
  • The First Serious Study of the Life and Work of Nita Spilhaus
  • The Early Architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820-1926)
  • Viewpoints - The University of Cape Town and Its Treasures
  • Battle of the Books - Robben Island
  • The Old Hotels of Cape Town (1890-1911) by Michael Walker

From our Archive

  • One day back in '63 at Liliesleaf
  • Ten of Joburg's Most Underrated Buildings
  • Brian McKechnie: heritage, passion and cars
  • Was there life before Metrication?
  • Planners, Protectors and Predators: Public Trust and the tension between Heritage and Planning laws
  • Dormant Graaff-Reinet Museum Photographic Collection sees the light - Roe & Son studio images of the local Black community
  • The Kimberley Memorial to the Honoured Dead - Cecil Rhodes, Herbert Baker, and the Architecture of Memory
  • Is the Claim of 'Oldest School in South Africa' Legitimate?
  • Railways from War's End to Union (1902-1910)
  • The Google Maps of 1930
  • Heritage Processes in South Africa - Frequently asked questions
  • Da Gama Park - A little known park with some of the best views of Johannesburg
  • The Anderson Family of Winchester Mansions
  • Brass Plaque reveals a history of a distinguished man and his architectural firm
  • Nongoloza: King of the Ninevites

From the Directory

  • Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA)
  • FutureHistories
  • Emmarentia Residents Association (ERA)
  • David Manning Stained Glass
  • Docomomo South Africa
  • Boksburg and East Rand Historical Association
  • De Rust Heritage Trust
  • Friends of the General Smuts Foundation
  • ACO Associates
  • Quagga Rare Books & Art
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