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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

  • What happened to the Van Wouw House?
  • One of Joburg's Oldest Mansions in a Plumber's Backyard
  • Anglo-Boer War Stereo Photographs - Produced by Keystone View Company
  • An Unusual 1954 Railway Map of South Africa
  • Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Pondoland, South Africa (Part 1)
  • From the ashes of South Africa's worst earthquake rise the old buildings of Tulbagh
  • Using the latest technology to digitise maps and posters at the Kwazulu-Natal Museum
  • Historic sculptures at St Andrew’s School for Girls restored
  • Streaks of Rust Across the Veld - The Demise of the Branch Lines
  • Ten Sites Every Roman Britain Enthusiast Should Visit
  • Amazing places to view the Joburg skyline
  • Pretoria on Parade - A Mystery Photo Album Emerges
  • The Indian War Memorial: National Memory and Selective Forgetting
  • Twenty-two ZAR employees in an antique photograph - An analysis of an 1893 Barberton image
  • Dr Willem Henri Jacobus Punt: South African Heritage Pioneer (26/04/1900 - 22/05/1981)

From the Directory

  • Emmarentia Residents Association (ERA)
  • Brian McKechnie - Architect & Heritage Consultant
  • Lucille Davie - Jozi Tours and Tales
  • Mpumalanga Heritage
  • Pam McLaren - Female Ancestry British Kaffaria & Natal
  • Cape Town Walking Tours
  • Northern Cape Provincial Heritage Authority
  • Hartbeespoort Environment and Heritage Association (HEHA)
  • Shortalogy
  • Bridget O'Donoghue Heritage Consulting
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