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
This large double storey symmetrical home was designed in 1919 by J.M. Solomon and A.J. Marshall for W.H. Haig. The house is named for the ship's bell in the koppie stone archway to the entrance porch. Later owners were African Explosives (1928) and Dr. Francis (Pinky) Hill 1951, mining engineer and scientific researcher particularly into ventilation and dust control on the mines.
