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Jul 14, 2011

Lanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth

This dwelling was erected in 1894 for RH Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African R...

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Jul 14, 2011

Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth

The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Philip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey

Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit...

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Jul 14, 2011

Homestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage

The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops...

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Jul 14, 2011

Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis

Commissioned on 11 May 1950 The Cape Seal lighthouse lies within the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve on the seaward ti...

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Hillside House, 14 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth

The property was originally granted to George Daniel Diesel in 1824. The building was presumably erected after that date...

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Harbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth

Known popularly as the 'White Building'. The old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its...

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Jul 14, 2011

Grey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth

During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educa...

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Erica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth

The Erica School for Girls in Port Elizabeth was begun in 1884 by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Dutch Reformed Church, 23 Main Street, Jansenville

The building was designed by architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by AH Reid of Port Elizabeth. The...

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Jul 14, 2011

Drostdy Museum, Uitenhage

The Drostdy was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage

The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in South Africa and the second...

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Jul 14, 2011

Donkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth

This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent Victorian and Georgian features was erected shortly afte...

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Jul 14, 2011

Cuyler Manor, Uitenhage

On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the S...

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