Heritage is not only what happened. It is what remains and what does not."Neither Eastern nor Western, not Asian, not African, classified non-White in the old South Africa but not deemed previously disadvantaged in the new, we live in perpetual bifurcation." (Darryl Accone)These words capture a condition that has persisted for three centuries. At
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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
Building started here in March 1902 before the war had ended, as evidenced by the blockhouse which guarded Old Pretoria Road. Invited by the Governor Milner “to introduce a new and more permanent order of architecture into Johannesburg”, Baker became very successful designing homes on the ridge using the koppie stone of the Witwatersrand. The house was built by John Barrow and Sons.
