The Burgher Wachthuis Capetown: details of ornamental plasterwork

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Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)

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Details of the ornamental plasterwork at the Burgher Watch House on Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, drawn by C.D. Tucker for prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth Century Architecture in South Africa" – see page 40 for a description, and Plate 16 for the drawing. See Plate 15 for the full Baroque style facade.

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Architectural details, Cape Dutch, 18th Century, Eighteenth century, Burgher Watch House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, Burgher Guard, Burgher Wachthuis, Drawings, Plasterwork, Old Town House, Baroque style, Military headquarters

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