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Title: Anglican church of St Mary, The Virgin, Woodstock, Cape Town, 1984
Subject: Woodstock (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: I had the pleasure of seeing an interesting film at the BP Cinema on the restoration of ancient castles, abbeys and palatial homes in Britain. Restoration is not the correct description of what is being done, for the workmanship being carried out in some cases is a matter of survival of historic ruins. The complete restoration is beyond the realms of possibility in the present depressed economic situation. There came to mind a beautiful little stone church in Lower Main Road, Woodstock, which is in need of tender loving care. The dressed stone of the outside walls is black with the accumulated grime of car exhaust fumes and the smoke of many steam trains over the years. As a Christmas gesture, could not the citizens of Cape Town contribute towards the cleaning of these walls and thus earn the gratitude of the rector and his parish? I , for one, would be happy to make a donation.
Identifier: islandora:17288

Title: Blomtuin Estate, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Housing, Afrikaners, Architecture, Urban development
Description: Apartheid-era housing development in Cape Town's northern suburbs in the mid-1960s
Identifier: islandora:16809

Title: Early Cape Argus offices, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Media, Journalism, Architecture
Description: Early photograph of the Cape Argus Printing and Advertisement offices
Identifier: islandora:16680

Title: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Demolition, Architecture, Urban development, City planning
Description: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17422

Title: House Aubin and Elliot, Newlands
Subject: Dwellings --Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: House Aubin and Elliot, Newlands, Cape Town. Preliminary landscape sketch-plan (revised)., Original free-hand sketch in ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:100
Identifier: islandora:22465

Title: Entrance to prison, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Motorcars, Architecture, Historic sites
Description: The Island jail: The plain steps and heavy steel doors that form the entrance to the maximum security prison on Robben Island made famous by ANC [African National Congress' deputy president Mr Nelson Mandela and his peers.
Identifier: islandora:16487

Title: Kirstenbosch
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Kirstenbosch (South Africa), National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, Botanical gardens--South Africa--Cape Town, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town, ianford_kirstenbosch_002.jpg
Description: Kirstenbosch sketch plan and general layout of existing and proposed buildings and spaces for the proposed new Centre for Home Gardening, at the North Gate, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. This hand-drawn, pen and ink drawing on tracing paper drawing formed the third of a series of posters submitted as a competition entry to SANBI. This was the winning entry., Scale 1:250 (orginal drawing for competition entry poster no.3/3)
Identifier: islandora:22512

Title: South African Railways Building, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Architecture, Interior decoration
Description: The upper picture of a new SA Railways building on the foreshore, suggests how clean architectural lines and space can be used to ensure character and dignity for the Cape Town of the future. This photograph is from the "Cape Town - Your City" exhibition reviewed today
Identifier: islandora:16155

Title: Marsh Memorial Homes chapel, Cape Town, 1978
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Children, Social services
Description: Marsh Memorial Homes have a backdrop of Table Mountain. This is the Victorian-style chapel, built in 1922.
Identifier: islandora:17321

Title: Newspaper archivist, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Media, Journalism, Architecture, Archives
Description: Mine of Information: Argus archivist Bertie Fritz updates information into the thousands of box files
Identifier: islandora:16679

Title: Long Street Baths, Long Street, Cape Town, 1995
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Swimming, Art Nouveau, Architecture, Recreation
Description: Long Street Baths, Cape Town, in 1995
Identifier: islandora:17463

Title: Signal Hill look-out station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Military infrastructure, Environment, Tourism
Description: These ruins of the old look-out station on Signal Hill were the subject of a recent letter to The Argus by a visitor. One of the best panoramic views of Table Bay, the city and Table Mountain is obtained from this neglected site. Correspondents agree with 'Visitor' (Letters, July 12) that the site calls for development in keeping with Cape Town's traditional role of The Tavern of the Seven Seas.
Identifier: islandora:17181

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, Apartheid, Architecture, Afrikaners, Religion
Description: One of the Dutch Reformed Churches at Bellville, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16813

Title: Hottentots Huisie Resort, Oudekraal
Subject: Social functions, Recreation areas--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans, Barbecues (Fireplaces)--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Hottentots Huisie Resort, Oudekraal, Cape Town. Public function area. Plan and four sections., Blueprint (ammonia copy) of original, hand-drawn, ink on paper, with colour rendering of a portion of the plan.
Identifier: islandora:28089

Title: Exterior of Tuynhuys, Company's Gardens, Cape Town, 1985
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Apartheid, Public buildings, Architecture
Description: The exterior of De Tuynhuys, Cape Town, official office of the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa and associated with the seat of the highest political authority in the land for almost two and a half centuries
Identifier: islandora:17269

Title: Cape Dutch farmhouse, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, History, Cape Dutch architecture, Architecture, Farms
Description: Cape Dutch farm building at Lowenstein, Bellville, Cape Town,
Identifier: islandora:16804

Title: St George's Cathedral, Cape Town , 1859
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Christianity, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The old classical St George's Cathedral at the top od St George's Street in 1859.
Identifier: islandora:17361

Title: Groote Kerk, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, City planning, Urban development, Architecture
Description: Groote Kerk on Church Square, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17154

Title: Cape Town City
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development
Description: Foreshore
Identifier: islandora:15086

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Three Anchor Bay (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: The foundation stone of the Dutch Reformed Church at Three Anchor Bay was laid in 1878, and two years later the church was opened for worship. The handrails on the steps, a memorial to Dr. Fred Murray, were placed there by his family.
Identifier: islandora:17303

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