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28 Aug Michaelhouse

Posted at 13:14h in Uncategorized

A thank you to Murray Witherspoon (Marketing) and Sally Berriman, (Rector's P.A.) for the help and friendliness on my visit to Michaelhouse. The buildings and grounds are really superb, even with this exceptionally dry winter, but without the people to match, the buildings are just...

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19 Aug Oakford Priory – Verulam

Posted at 10:37h in Uncategorized

I visited Oakford Priory near Hazelmere Dam and was able to photograph parts of the school and the Priory and the memorials commemorating those Dominican Sisters who served there. Sadly there seems to some dispute over access to the site and the buildings are in...

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09 Aug Maputaland Trip

Posted at 09:13h in Uncategorized

I have just finished my Maputaland trip which took me through Hluhluwe, Mbaswana, Mangusi, Pelindaba, Ndumo, Ingwavuma, Josini, Ubombo and Mkuze. These towns stated as small trading posts to serve the local communities and have in some cases become strong commercial centres. There is little of architectural...

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06 Aug Spam – Beware iNyanga’s curse

Posted at 14:55h in Uncategorized

Due to the hectic amount of spam received on the blog section, I have closed the comment facility until I have a decent spam filter. My iNyanga has put a curse on all people who spam this site - beware ! ...

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06 Aug Addington Childrens Hospital

Posted at 14:48h in Uncategorized

I revisited the Addington Childrens Hospital whilst the International Architects Congress was on and the exterior of the hospital has been beautifully restored. Well done Rodney Harber, and all those involved in funding, restoring and caring for this great building. The interior has a lot of...

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23 Jul Glenwood High School – Delville Wood Memorial Service

Posted at 15:53h in Uncategorized

I was fortunate to be invited to the Glenwood Memorial and what a moving ceremony. Kevin Jordan, the science teacher organized a really memorable commemoration with DVD's, pipes, school buglers playing the last post , a moving song "The Green Fields of France" and personal...

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17 Jul Delville Wood – Picardy – France

Posted at 12:35h in Uncategorized

I have recently had the privilege of visiting the South African Delville Wood Memorial in France, one of the great battlefields of the 1916 Somme offensive. It is of particular importance to South Africa in that so many men of the S.A.Infantry Brigade gave their...

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31 May Stainbank Nature Reserve

Posted at 09:43h in Uncategorized

I completed a photo shoot at the Stainbank Nature Reserve in Yellowwood Park this week and met up with members of the Wilderness Leadership School based in the park. This organization does great work in teaching people the true meaning of ecology, and its objects...

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31 May Caversham Mill

Posted at 09:23h in Uncategorized

I visited the Caversham Mill in the Natal Midlands yesterday to meet up with a very distant relative, Jack Mudd who grew up in Caversham, and whose Grandmother lived in one of the old wood & iron homes behind the Mill. The Mill, which was built...

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15 May Durban Gun Batteries

Posted at 09:39h in Military Sites

Whilst I am often on the beach front, I have often walked past the Natal Command façade but never noticed the two gun emplacement positions directly adjacent to Pirates Lifesaving club. These Batteries were two of many gun emplacements constructed during WWII to protect...

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