Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Town Hall uMnambithi (Ladysmith), KwaZulu-Natal Robert WALKER: Architect 1893 STREET-WILSON and FYFE: Architect 1894 tower William LUCAS: Architect 1902 restoration COOK and RALSTON: Architect 1917

Date: 1893 : 1894 : 1902 : 1917 Type: Town Hall Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 28°33'34.42" S 29°46'48.48" E Alt: 1011m

(SAWW 1910; Jnl ATA Jun 1917:74, 80 ill) The Town Hall was designed in 1893 by Robert WALKER, the (Ladysmith survey 1993) says he worked with SINGLETON. A tower was added in 1894 by STREET-WILSON and FYFE. In 1902 restoration work was carried out by William LUCAS after war damage. In 1917 interesting internal alterations were carried out by COOK & RALSTON. The hall was rebuilt at the rear and a pleasant entrance atrium took its place. (Kearney 1973:54) 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: Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 66 ill Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 168 Hillebrand, Melanie. 1975. Aspects of architecture in Natal, 1880-1914. Pietermaritzburg: Unpublished MA. Dept Fine Art and History of Art, University of Natal. pg 88 Kearney, Brian. 1973. Architecture in Natal from 1824-1893. Cape Town: Balkema. pg 54, 212 ill, 213 ill