Parliament Square is often viewed as a sanctuary of British constitutional history. Framed by the Palace of Westminster and the Abbey, it serves as a visual record of the 20th century’s geopolitical shifts.
BOOK REVIEWS
This modest yet highly significant guidebook remains one of the most authoritative introductions to the geological foundations of Johannesburg and the gold-mining swathe of the Central Witwatersrand.
BLUE PLAQUES
Designed in 1940 for Mr AV Marks by Harold Le Roith, the house is a fine synthesis of International Style aesthetics and the pitched roof idiom. The roof and wide eaves are Highveld adaptions - to throw off water in torrential downpoors, and to protect from harsh sunlight.