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Was recorded working as an architect in Bloemfontein between about 1875 and 1878. In 1899 he was listed working as an architect in East London where he was still listed in 1904 resident in Northleigh. Schoeman (1980:64) notes that Langford was 'an able and experienced architect' and Roodt (1987:104) states: 'this self styled architect and builder made a brief but remarkable foray into the building world at a time when he had Richard Wocke to contend with.' Nothing is known about Langford after 1904. (General dir SA 1899; Kesting 1978; SAA&B Aug 1904 bus dir; Roodt 1987; Schoeman 1980; Schoeman 1982)All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. List of projects With photographs With notes
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