Historical research occasionally produces unexpected rewards. While I was preparing the article on 'The Unbuilt Kimberley Nymphaeum' article one of its central mysteries—the fate of Herbert Baker's architectural model of the proposed Kimberley nymphaeum—was unexpectedly resolved.Following the publication of the article on the Memorial to the Honoured
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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
The house dating from 1861 is one of the oldest in Johannesburg. For over 130 years, the farm was owned by the family of Cornelis Johannes Smit (born 1829). Each generation added to the character of the house. It began as a three-roomed structure with walls of mud brick, a yellowwood ceiling and thatch roof. A tornado destroyed the thatched roof in 1879, to be replaced with the present corrugated iron roof.