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Date: 1935 Type: Town Hall Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°53'59.76" S 27°27'26.38" E

This replaced the first Town Hall built in the late 1800s which was destroyed by a fire that started during a movie show in 1930. A lot of valuable information was lost, the current complex (although extensively extended) was built in 1936 in a style, very contemporary for the era, designed by Gordon LEITH. (Brochure issued by the Parys Museum, submitted by Martin Strydom - Parys Museum Chair, 2012). (see also SAB Sep 1935:55; UWAP32) 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.