The Bell House

The Bell House Blue Plaque - Heritage Portal - 2012

This large double storey symmetrical home was designed in 1919 by J.M. Solomon and A.J. Marshall for W.H. Haig. The house is named for the ship's bell in the koppie stone archway to the entrance porch. Later owners were African Explosives (1928) and Dr. Francis (Pinky) Hill 1951, mining engineer and scientific researcher particularly into ventilation and dust control on the mines.

Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Parktown
Plaque Address:

41 The Valley Road, Parktown

Plaque Category:
Architects
Business
Engineering
Homes
Mansions
Mining
People
Science & Technology
Plaque Organisation:
Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

The Bell House (The Heritage Portal)

Bell House (Kathy Munro)