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Title: Rondebosch Congregational Church, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Congregational Church (Rondebosch) - In the porch of a pretty stone-and-brick church at Rondebosch, where Devil's Peak dominates the skyline, is the stone which once lay on the grave of Dr. Johannes van der Kemp - one of the pioneer missionaries who brought Congregationalism to South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:17276

Title: The S A Railways building on the Foreshore, Cape Town, 1959
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Building
Description: Cape Town Foreshore: S. A. Railway Building.
Identifier: islandora:17433

Title: St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Yesterday marked the 130th anniversary of the dedication of St Mary's Cathedral and after Solemn High Mass, His Eminence Owen Cardinal McCann, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cape Town, braved the rain together with Monsignor C G Watkins (on the archbishop's left), the Rev Father Rodney Hall (on his right) and the choir to pose for the Cape Times outside the cathedral.
Identifier: islandora:17296

Title: City Bowl and Table Bay in the 1930s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Environment, Architecture
Description: Cape Town view from Signal Hill about 1936.
Identifier: islandora:17053

Title: Sentry box at the Castle, Cape Town, 1954
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Castle of Good Hope (Cape Town, South Africa), Environment, Architecture
Description: One of the sentry boxes at the gateway to the Castle, Cape Town, is slowly being broken up by the huge East Indian rubber-type tree which shades the entrance. The picture shows the damage done to one wall of the box.
Identifier: islandora:17096

Title: Portswood Square
Subject: Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (Cape Town, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans
Description: Portswood Square, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape. "Security office bench details". Plan, two elevations, section and detail hand-drawn in pen and ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:10; elevations: scale 1:10; section: scale 1:5; detail: full size
Identifier: islandora:22697

Title: Zandwijk Wine Farm, Paarl
Subject: Swimming pools, Terraces (landscaped-site elements), Zandwijk Wine Farm (Paarl, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Paarl--Designs and plans, Historic farms--South Africa--Paarl,
Description: Zandwijk Wine Farm, Paarl, Western Cape. New swimming pool, and paving for terraces. Plan of pool area (revised), sketch of pool area, and three sections., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
Identifier: islandora:27937

Title: Abattoir, Johannesburg
Subject: Slaughtering and slaughter-houses--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Johannesburg--Designs and plans
Description: Abattoir, City Deep, Johannesburg. Landscape development plan for new abattoir., Photographic copy of ammonia print of hand-drawn original (extract from portfolio).
Identifier: islandora:28146

Title: Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards, Franschhoek
Subject: Swimming pools, Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards (Franschhoek, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Franschhoek--Designs and plans, Farms--South Africa--Franschhoek,
Description: Mont Rochelle Mountain Vineyards, Franschhoek, Western Cape. New swimming pool. Plan and three sections., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
Identifier: islandora:27966

Title: Badplaas Mineral Baths, phase one
Subject: Planting plans, Equestrian centers--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Badplaas--Designs and plans, Gardens--South Africa--Badplaas--Designs and plans,
Description: Badplaas Mineral Baths, Badplaas, Mpumalanga. Working drawing: plant plan., Photographic copy of ammonia print of hand-drawn original (extract from portfolio).
Identifier: islandora:28133

Title: Leeuwenhof interior, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Public buildings, Architecture, Antiques, Interiors
Description: Interior at Leeuwenhof, acquired in 1936 by the Cape Provincial Administration for the official residence of the Administrator of the Cape Province.
Identifier: islandora:17263

Title: Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, 1957
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development, Building, Architecture, Environment
Description: Visitors and tourists who delight in capturing with their cameras the many beauty spots of the "Incomplete Cape" will recognize this familiar scene view of Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, taken from the Glen. Two aspects, however, combining ancient and modern features, are depicted here. In the foreground is the old and famous Round House tearoom, built originally as a shooting box for Lord Charles Somerset. On the left is the ancient Round House Annexe - the feature of which as a Youth Hostel has been the subject of recent municipal discussion. The modern aspect lies in the middle distance where part of the amazing development of Camps Bay can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:16948

Title: Garden, Bishopscourt
Subject: Planting plans, Dwellings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: House, Bishopscourt, Cape Town. Planting plan for new swimming pool and terrace area., Blueprint (ammonia copy) of hand-drawn original.
Identifier: islandora:28106

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Architecture, City planning, Horse-drawn vehicles
Description: A view of Adderley Street and the General Post Office.
Identifier: islandora:17384

Title: Interior of prison cell, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Jails, Interior architecture
Description: The inside of a typical communal cell. The wall cupboard is used as a locker for personal belongings as well as a writing table.
Identifier: islandora:16548

Title: Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, City planning, Religion
Description: Greenmarket Square in 1962 showing the Old Town House (built in 1755) and the Victorian Gothic Methodist Church (built in 1871).
Identifier: islandora:17023

Title: The Cape Times building, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Press, Southern African Newspapers, Architecture
Description: The Cape Times building, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16045

Title: Municipal incinerator, Cape Town, 1971
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Historical monuments
Description: The old municipal incinerator chimney near the Castle. It has been bound with steel bands and supported with girders and ropes to keep it upright.
Identifier: islandora:17470

Title: St. George's Cathedral extensions, Cape Town, 1979
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Artisans, Building
Description: Mr Charles Borril, 44, one of the five stonemasons cutting stones in the time-honoured fashion for the new bell tower and extension to St. George's Cathedral.
Identifier: islandora:17319

Title: Land Bank, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Apartheid, Buildings, Architecture
Description: The Land Bank in Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town. Built in 1938 and designed by architect Brian Mansergh
Identifier: islandora:16746

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