This Victorian double-storey building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, for use as a shop, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. From CBD take Filed Street north, becomes Umgeni Rd. Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi. It is one of the last remaining double storey cast-iron verandah buildings in Durban and the quality
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Little Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
- Coordinates
- -31.0100, 29.5000
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019

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Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Little Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065962
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