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Cleghorn and Harris Building Cape Town, Western Cape FORSYTH and PARKER: Architect

Date: 1925 Type: Commercial Status: Demolished 1974 Street: Adderley St

(AB&E Oct 1925:11; SAB Feb 1926:37) This building replaced the Cleghorn and Harris Department Store built in 1896. It was one of several buildings demolished to make way for the Woolworths building along with B Levin and Co (Kodak Ltd) and Grand Hotel - Second. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books and articles that reference Cleghorn and Harris Building Cairns, Margaret & Grutter, Wilhelm . 1974. Cradle of Commerce - The Story of Block B. Cape Town: Woolworths. pg