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Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1920s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Roads, Urban development
Description: This is what Adderley Street looked liked in the 1920s, when the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce was already more than 100 years old (see far right).
Identifier: islandora:17347

Title: Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Cape Town, 1901
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Architecture, Royalty
Description: The Cape Town railway station is decorated in honour of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901.
Identifier: islandora:17415

Title: Wynberg Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town, 1986
Subject: Wynberg (Cape Town, South Africa), Religion, Architecture, Historic buildings
Description: Founded in 1829, the historical Wynberg Dutch Reformed Church has been the subject of drastic and unusual restoration measures, carried out by Gordon Verhoef and Krause, the well known Cape Town decorating company. The 700 mm thick walls were pushed aside by the roof structure and to remedy this craftsmen cut grooves 25 mm x 30 mm deep in two sets, 300 mm apart, on the inner and outer walls at eaves level. These grooves accommodated 12 mm thick high tensile steel cables anchored in steel plates at the end of the walls. The cables were then stressed hydraulically, secured and cut off flush with the face of the plates. They were then mortar caulked and faced up so that after re-decoration inside and outside one is unable to detect the building is now collared with steel. The history of the church goes back to the time when members of the Dutch Reformed Church living in Constantia and Simonstown, etc., found the distance to Cape Town becoming irksome. After some discussion as to whether a new church should be built in Mowbray or in Wynberg, Wynberg was chosen and application was made to the Government for a grant of land. In August 1831 the foundation stone was laid by Sir John Truter, father and founder of the congregation. Born in the Cape, he studied law and was for many years in the service of the Dutch East India Company. In 1809 he became fiscal and then, in 1812, Chief Justice. In 1820 he was knighted by King George IV, the first Afrikaner to be honoured. The church was finished in 18 months and dedicated in September 1832, but by 1843 the congregation had grown in size and two new wings were added. This enlarged church was in use until 1889 when the congregation had outgrown it again, and a new church was built on the site of the old one. The new church is substantially the same as the old one except for the spire which replaced an ornate lantern. Inside, the arched roof is supported by four grey granite pillars which were a gift from Cecil John Rhodes when the church was rebuilt. All that is left of the original structure is a little side building with a small bell arch which still summons the congregation to morning and evening services.
Identifier: islandora:17272

Title: Freed prisoners recount their experiences, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Landmarks, Monuments
Description: Old times: ANC leaders Hilton Mkwayi, Govan Mbeki and Andre Mlangeni chat about their experiences and the meaning of the reunion.
Identifier: islandora:16504

Title: People waiting for return of loved ones, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Pan African Congress, Flags, Historic sites
Description: Waiting in vain: family, friends and supporters of Robben Island prisoners flocked to the Victoria Basin quayside today. They were told later that 15 would be released on Monday. Only one was named, Mr Joseph Matiwane, whose relatives have been told to expect him in Port Elizabeth.
Identifier: islandora:16493

Title: Former New Apostolic Church, Cape Town, 1984
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Urban development, Commerce, Architecture
Description: A night club and takeaways have replaced a New Apostolic church.
Identifier: islandora:17310

Title: Groot Constantia: general restoration
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Formal Garden - Setting-out drawing: this hand-drawn, technical working drawing, using pen and ink on tracing paper, shows the setting-out of a proposed formal parterre garden, aligned on the side steps leading from the kitchen of the manor house of the historic Groot Contantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, South Africa. The drawing gives the dimensions and geometric descriptions of pathways, edging and planting areas, Scale 1:50 on A1 size. Drawing number 301/WD/09.
Identifier: islandora:22446

Title: Railway lines, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historical, Urban development, City planning, Transport
Description: View taken from Cape Town's new post office, etc.
Identifier: islandora:17434

Title: Model of The Dromedaris, Cape Town Festival, 1975
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Entertainment, Colonialism, Historic ships, Ship models
Description: The Dromedaris, Captain D. W. Fletcher's recreation of Jan van Riebeeck's frigate which brought the first settlers to Cape Town, is a focal point of the Cape Town Festival. After the festival the full-scale model and inanimate crew will be taken to pieces and re-erected in other provinces. Later, plans are to have the 'ship' exhibited in Amsterdam, where already one of the glass-topped canal cruisers bears the name of the first Cape settler.
Identifier: islandora:17145

Title: Oldest house in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town
Subject: Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Culture, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Built between 1763 and 1768, no. 71 Wale Street is believed to be the earliest dwelling house in Cape Town surviving in its original form. The building is to be converted to a museum and is part of the city council's larger plan for the restoration of the Malay Quarter. The house is the only example left of a wavy, moulded parapet that was a common feature in Cape Town at the end of the 18th century.
Identifier: islandora:17225

Title: St Thomas's Anglican Church, Camp Ground Road, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: The church, recently rethatched, faces Camp Ground Road at Rondebosch. A transept and chancel, added to the stone building in 1903, complete the church as it stands to-day except for a vestry added later.
Identifier: islandora:17305

Title: St. Timothy's Church in Kensington, Cape Town, 1974
Subject: Kensington (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: St. Timothy's Church, Kensington, Cape Town, 1974.
Identifier: islandora:17334

Title: Old Cape Town Station, pre-1960s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition, Transport
Description: Inside the old Cape Town Station, prior to its demolition in the 1960s.
Identifier: islandora:17438

Title: Groot Constantia: general restoration
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Working Drawing: following on from the previous sheet, this hand-drawn, landscape sketch plan drawing, using pen and ink on tracing paper, is part of a series of four sequential drawings showing the extent of hard and soft landscape intervention and restoration work to the historic avenue and farm werf of the Groot Contantia Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, South Africa. This particular drawing shows the historic manor house, courtyard with constructed reflection pools, historic wine cellar building, and existing tavern building., Scale 1:200 on A1 size. Drawing Number 301/WD/01. (series of four sequential drawings, including Dwg. No. 301/WD/04, 301/WD/03, 301/WD/02)
Identifier: islandora:22449

Title: St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, circa 1950s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Church Buildings, Architecture, Urban development
Description: The portico of the old St. George's Cathedral was demolished in 1952. Cape Town people who might wish to see just how lovely it was, can do so - by going to London to look at St Pancreas Church from the local design was adapted. The site of the old portico is largely used as a car park. The picture shows a view of St George's Street with the Cathedral at the top.
Identifier: islandora:17354

Title: Church of Christ, Scientist, Cape Town, 1979
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: On Monday it will be 100 years since the founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist. This church in Orange Street, Cape Town, was built in 1920.
Identifier: islandora:17295

Title: Wale Street, Cape Town, 1954
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Roads, Transport
Description: Wale Street, 1954.
Identifier: islandora:17390

Title: Groot Constantia: general restoration
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Working Drawing: this hand-drawn, landscape sketch plan drawing, using pen and ink on tracing paper, is part of a series of four sequential drawings showing the extent of hard and soft landscape intervention and restoration work to the historic avenue and farm werf of the Groot Contantia Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, South Africa. This particular drawing shows the historic gateway and avenue, up to an existing dwelling building. The drawing continues onto the next sheet., Scale 1:200 on A1 size. Drawing Number 301/WD/04. (series of four sequential drawings, including Dwg. No. 301/WD/03, 301/WD/02, 301/WD/01.)
Identifier: islandora:22452

Title: Politicians share a joke, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Gender, Political prisoners, Historic sites
Description: Happy moment: Minister of Health, Nkosazana Zuma, makes a point to the speaker of the National Assembly, Frene Ginwala.
Identifier: islandora:16485

Title: Montbello
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Montebello Design Centre (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town, ianford_montebello_jun1993_001.jpg
Description: Montebello Estate, Newland Avenue, Newlands: Tree survey drawing (copy, rendered), based on Harris, McGarrick and Mellon Land Surveyors drawing (1993), Trace copy of original pen and ink drawing, with 'Letraset' shading added to differentiate existing trees to be retained, trees to be retained if possible and trees to be removed (senescent. damaged, diseased, and or declared weeds / alien spaces)., Scale 1:200
Identifier: islandora:22671

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