The precise location of the original Witwatersrand Agricultural Society show grounds has long been obscured by the later history of Milner Park and the Rand Easter Show. Yet a close reading of early maps, ridge topography and contemporary descriptions suggests that the first permanent show grounds occupied a broader and rather different landscape from
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
Built in the 1890’s by Pieter Kruger, one of sons of Paul Kruger . It is typical of the Transvaal farmhouse of the late Victorian period, with its pitched corrugated iron roof, wooden floors and decorative balustrade around the front veranda. Pieter Kruger lived here with his wife Cecilia and their twelve children.
