Tag Archive: Sir Herbert Baker

19 Dec

Churches of Johannesburg Pt.2

Some housekeeping: Please follow me on Instagram at @johannesburg1912 where I post interesting Johannesburg related stuff on weekends (mainly). Follow this blog via e-mail HERE. Scroll down on the right…
December 19, 2016 at 8:13 pm 38 Comments
02 Jan

Hospital Hill (Old Suburb between Braamfontein & Hillbrow)

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January 2, 2016 at 1:57 pm 60 Comments
03 Sep

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

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September 3, 2013 at 8:50 am 2 Comments
Jeppestown in 1892
07 Oct

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…
October 7, 2012 at 12:00 am 7 Comments
28 Apr

Doornfontein Pt.2 (Norman House, I. H. Harris School, 96 End Street & Caledonian Hall)

On the very edge of old Doornfontein running North to South is End Street – so called because that is where town literally ended. What was to become Doornfontein on the right was then just grazing land. John Dale Lace (Norman House) and Barney Bar…
April 28, 2011 at 11:03 pm 12 Comments