A postcard showing The Great Fleet assembled at Spithead for the King’s Review. A notation says “9 Miles of Ships” and is dated July 1914, just prior to the start of WWI. Britannia certainly ‘Ruled The Waves’. This amazing image
Lynton Hall was built in 1895 for Charles Partridge Reynolds, near Pennington. The building was designed by architect, William Street-Wilson and Fyfe’s partners, James W Paton & Wishart. Sadly, the original drawings for the house have been lost. The castellated
Opening in 1845, the Royal Hotel, this iconic hotel has stood the test of time. (For 175 years.) It is however the hotel’s Grill Room, that stays imprinted in the mind. The room with all its Colonial trappings, retains it’s
Sadly Macrorie House Museum , closed down in 2016. The decision was made by the museum’s board of trustees, due to inadequate funding and thefts from the collection. Artifacts are to be transferred to Baynesfield for safekeeping and display. The
Click on the link below for a book review of Hugh Blands’ book on Addington Children’s Hospital and Nurses’ Home DUNCAN GUY – ADDINGTON ARTICLE
Many houses in Durban and indeed the country are deliberately left to the elements and vagrants. Houses like this require AMAFA approval for changes or demolition. When not permitted homes are left to fall down. Meantime the graffiti artists have
Sir Albert Hime (1842 – 1919), after whom Himeville was named, was an engineer who arrived in Natal from Bermuda in 1875.He was responsible for many engineering advances in Natal. He was to become Natal’s PM in 1899. Sir Albert
The Pretoria CBD is filled with heritage. The church square is surrounded with old Colonial buildings with differing architectural styles, including the Flemish influence introduced by the Dutch Settlers. On the perimeter of the CBd are many grand old residences
The following subject matter may be found in the gardens and verandas of Muckleneuk, the family home of the Campbell family at the corner of Essenwood Road and Marriot Road. It is also home to the Killie Campbell Museum and
Born in Norway, Nils emigrated to South Africa in 1911 and trained at the Durban School of Art. He taught art and ceramics at the Durban School of Art and was responsible for much of the artwork in the Addington