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Title: Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, City planning, Transport
Description: Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, 1968.
Identifier: islandora:17441

Title: Central Methodist Mission Church, Cape Town, 1994
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Architecture, Christianity, Historic buildings
Description: Museum site: the Central Methodist Mission Church in Buitenkant Street. [Exhibition will show signs of the times.]
Identifier: islandora:17323

Title: South African Reserve Bank, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Commerce, Architecture, Building
Description: Cape Town - S.A. Reserve Bank Building, St George's Street
Identifier: islandora:16753

Title: The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Business, Apartheid, Architecture, Building, Afrikaners
Description: An example of the office building accommodation available in Bellville's growing central business district district is this modern building society block. The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville was officially opened this week by Dr C.F. Albertyn. In addition to the shopping space on the ground floor, there are seven floors of office space and the banking hall also provides for art exhibitions. Saambou now owns buildings in Bellville valued at more than R1 500 000. With office accommodation in big demand in the rapidly developing Tygeberg area, office blocks are going up all over. One of the latest and largest blocks is the Saambou National Building, opened towards the end of last year. This building offers shopping space on the ground floor and seven floors of office space.
Identifier: islandora:16830

Title: House in Wale Street, Cape Town, 1951
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition, Urban development
Description: Old house at the top of Wale Street.
Identifier: islandora:17206

Title: Standard Bank's main office, Cape Town, 1970s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Commerce, Architecture, Building
Description: Standard Bank's main Cape Town office, which dates from many years ago. Early this century it was described as the most imposing building in Adderley Street. Still to-day it remains one of the city's more interesting buildings, and provided a pleasing contrast with the surrounding concrete jungle.
Identifier: islandora:16751

Title: Old Town Hall, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Landmarks, Monuments, Historic buildings, Architecture
Description: The old Town Hall at Rondebosch: do not move the public library from this ideal spot, says a reader.
Identifier: islandora:16628

Title: Pinkster Protestante Kerk, Vredehoek, Cape Town, 1969
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Pastor Andrew Bester outside his church at Vredehoek.
Identifier: islandora:17317

Title: Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1973
Subject: Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Architecture, Historic buildings, Historic districts
Description: Enjoying a chat on the steps. A simple façade is a characteristic feature of [Bo-Kaap houses].
Identifier: islandora:17224

Title: St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture
Description: St. George's Cathedral: there is a peaceful country flavour about this picture of St. George's Cathedral.
Identifier: islandora:17313

Title: Victorian House, Gardens, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Gardens (Cape Town, South Africa), Residential buildings, Architecture
Description: Victorian house in Glynville Terrace, Gardens.
Identifier: islandora:15161

Title: Diep River cottage being rebuilt, Cape Town
Subject: Diep River (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Building
Description: Diep River cottage in the process of being rebuilt.
Identifier: islandora:17948

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1954
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Urban development, City planning
Description: Bird's-eye view of Adderley Street, Cape Town, in the mid-1950s, before development on the newly-reclaimed Foreshore.
Identifier: islandora:17368

Title: St. Francis Church, Simonstown, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Simon's Town (Cape Town , South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: This is how the motorist entering Simonstown from the North sees St. Francis Church. The belfry was an addition in 1880 when the church was altered and turned about.
Identifier: islandora:17318

Title: Wale Street Police Station before demolition, Cape Town, 1983
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Historic buildings, Demolition, Urban development
Description: An old landmark goes: the Old Dutch building in Wale Street known as "the old Wale Street Police Station", which is to make room for the new Provincial Administration offices and which is the subject of a query by REX (Leeuwendal-crescent), is one of the finest examples of the old "dark kamer" (roof chamber) type of old Dutch colonial architecture. One of the last, if not the last, of these fine buildings is the Martin Melck House in Strand-street. The "dark kamer" was a sort of domestic observation room from which the household could watch the arrival and departure of ships in Table Bay. The old Wale-street building was built in its present form in the later years of the eighteenth century. It was the early home of the Brand family, and in it Mayor G. B. van Zyl, M.P. for Sea Point, spent his early boyhood. The building was originally ornamented by one of the best of the pediments which Anton Anreith, the famous sculptor of that time, left as a heritage for posterity. The pediment, since lost, was of a martial design, with grapeshot and cannon-balls forming the motif of the design.. After many years as a police station the old building served for some time as a day nursery for working mothers.
Identifier: islandora:17186

Title: Foreshore, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Buildings
Description: Foreshore
Identifier: islandora:15108

Title: Cape Town Station forecourt, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Building, Transport
Description: Forecourt of the new Cape Town Station, 1968.
Identifier: islandora:17440

Title: St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Claremont, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: St. Saviour's Church, Claremont, stands on five acres of lawns and trees. The original church, which was consecrated in 1850, was made of rough mountain stone and had a thatched roof. Since then six bays, a new chancel, a lady chapel and vestry accommodation have been added.
Identifier: islandora:17298

Title: St Paul's Anglican Church, Signal Hill, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: St. Paul's was consecrated in 1880 and serves a large Anglican community living in the city and on the slopes of Signal Hill. Built in traditional English style, it has seating for 900 people and on high festivals there is standing room only.
Identifier: islandora:17282

Title: Wale Street Baptist Church, Cape Town, 1965
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition
Description: Another landmark to go: the Baptist Church in Wale Street which will be closing next Sunday and moving to new premises in Orange Street, where services will be conducted for the first time on March 14. The Wale Street building will taken over by a property firm and demolished.
Identifier: islandora:17291

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