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Beaconsfield Club Kimberley, Northern Cape

Date: n.d. Type: Club Status: Razed by fire 1922

"After fifty years of using the original building that came from Klipdrift (Barkly West) a fire destroyed the entire Beaconsfield Club in the early hours of Monday 20 February 1922... one of the oldest buildings in the township and a landmark of no mean importance since the early days of the discovery of diamonds... Upon arrival at the spot, it was quite apparent that the building was doomed, and all that was possible was for the Brigade to concentrate its efforts in checking the devastating influence of the furious flames, and saving the back rooms of the premises (of which there is a row) and adjoining properties." The well-known journalist and writer, Vere Stent: "The Beaconsfield Club is an institution with a history, and has been transplanted bodily from Dutoitspan village to the main road of this town." Source: kimberley.org.za