The Burgher Watch House, Cape Town

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Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)

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Photograph by Arthur Elliott of the interior of the Burgher Watch House in Cape Town, as restored by the Late J.M. Solomon. Entry to the wood panelled room with beamed ceiling is gained through double doors with an elaborately carved fanlight. The photograph appears as Plate 13 in prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South Africa" - see page 40 for a description.

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Architectural details, Cape Dutch, 18th Century, Eighteenth century, Interiors, Fireplaces, Burgher Wachthuis, Van Artois, Barend, The Old Town House, Wood panelling, Panelled rooms

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