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Date: 1889 : 1892 : 1917 : 1931 : 1961 : 1972 : 2013 Type: Hospital Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°00'44.65" S 18°27'31.68" E Alt: 55m

Mike Louw in Bakker et al 2014:58 gives the date of construction as 1889, additions were made in 1892 with the foundation stone being laid by Lady de Villiers (Walker 2012:48). It was converted into a General Hospital in 1917 with extensions in 1931 (Currie Block) and again in 1961 (Sandes Block), 1972 and 2013 (Friends of Victoria Hospital). During the Anglo-Boer War it served as a military hospital. (SAWW 1910 1889; Alford & Wills bldg (SAAE&S Jnl Sep 1907:212) 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. References: Bakker, Karel A, Clarke, Nicholas J & Fisher, Roger C. 2014. Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens : A shared Dutch built heritage in South Africa. Pretoria: Visual Books. pg 58 Johnson, Brian Andrew. 1987. Domestic architecture at the Cape, 1892-1912 : Herbert Baker, his associates and his contemporaries. Pretoria: UNISA (unpublished MA thesis). pg 367 Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1977. Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 101 Walker, Michael. 2012. Early architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820 - 1926) with postcard illustrations, The. St James: Michael Walker. pg 47-48