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House Lady Buxton Cape Town, Western Cape WALGATE and ELSWORTH: Architect additions 1936

Date: n.d. : 1936 Type: Homestead Status: Unknown

(SAB Apr 1936:48) Viscountess Mildred Buxton (1866-1955) was married to Earl Sydney Buxton, who was the Governor-General of South Africa from 1914 to 1920. She was active in social work especially child welfare during their time in South Africa. The Lady Buxton Home first opened in Observatory in 1917. As it soon became inadequate, a number of temporary premises were occupied until a property in Paradise Estate, Claremont was donated to the Home in 1923 and a new home built there. See UCT Library Lady Buxton Centre 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.