Tag: Belgravia

• Jeppestown & Belgravia Pt.6 (Belgravia Hotel, general views and odds & ends)

  

  This is the final post on Jeppe and Belgravia before moving a few blocks north up to Fairview (or Fawcus Township as it was originally known) and really a chance to post some mixed and fascinating pictures of various examples of houses, buildings, and general views that didn’t fit into the previous Jeppe & Belgravia…

  Marc Latilla

  September 3, 2013

  Johannesburg

  Belgravia, Carl Jeppe, history of johannesburg, intricate woodwork, Jeppestown, Sir Herbert Baker

• Short history of trams in Johannesburg

  

  Since moving this blog from Posterous (RIP), the traffic has more than doubled and for the first time I’m also able to see what people searched for to get to my blog. A few weeks ago there was a spike in ‘tram’ searches so I decided to slot a quick history of trams in-between the…

  Marc Latilla

  June 1, 2013

  Johannesburg

  Barry Hertzog Avenue, Belgravia, Boksburg, Braamfontein, Commissioner Street, Doornfontein, Early Johannesburg, electric trams, Fordsburg, Harrison Street, horse trams, Jeppestown, King George Bridge, Market Square, Melville, Raandjeslaagte, Rand Tram, Rustenburg Road, Siemert Road, Spencer Commission, Staib Street, tram routes, trams, Trolley-buses, Twist Street, William Henry Miles

• Jeppestown & Belgravia Pt.2 (St. Mary’s College, Salisbury House, Rathmines & Thabana House)

  

  Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA ZH-TW X-NONE In 1891 the first horse drawn tram moved out of market square and soon connected to such ‘far flung’ suburbs of Belgravia (via Jeppestown), Fordsburg (another western township owned and laid out by For…

  Marc Latilla

  February 16, 2013

  Johannesburg

  Archdeacon Furse, Belgravia, Berg Street, Friedenheim, Grand Station Hotel, Holmes-Orr, J Cotterill, Jeppe Station, Jeppestown, JF Beardwood, Marshall Street, Rathmines, Salisbury House, St. Mary’s College, St. Mary-the-less Church, Thabana House

• Jeppestown & Belgravia Pt.1 (Friedenheim & Jeppe Boys)

  

  At last, the next suburb installment in bite sized parts. There will be one odd post slotted in between the Jeppe/Belgravia volumes covering my house which turns 100 this month. I’ll be posting some of the orginal plans as well as a few features t…

  Marc Latilla

  October 7, 2012

  Johannesburg

  Abe Bailey, Belgravia, Berg Street, Carl Jeppe, Friedenheim, Jeppe Boys High School, Jeppe Girls High School, Jeppestown, Lord Kitchener, Marshall Street, Monument, Ralston, Robinson Street, Salisbury House, Sir Herbert Baker, Sir Julius Jeppe, Toll gates