The picture below was sent in by my regular correspondent William Paterson. He said that it is in his family’s Zululand photo album and that it might have taken at either Lake St Lucia or Lourenco Marques. He was interested … Read More
I received a cool picture of Durban’s cinema land from my informant Pat Sligo featuring the Playhouse, Embassy etc.. It gives me an excuse to remind you about the Cinemas pages here and the second, with the new picture added, is here. … Read More
I have received a reply to a question posed a couple of posts ago about memorials to Mansfield High School pupils who died in the two world wars. Click to view the post and the response. Share this:
Clive Herron’s post regarding Mansfield High School had me wondering about the school badge detail. I remember the school wore a green blazer and the seniors wore grey longs and black shoes. I also recall their main rugby field was … Read More
I recently received a treasure trove of pictures from my informant Trevor Friend. I have put up a page of some of them, which were taken on the beachfront in 1964 and 1964. The main Beachfront & Entertainment page is here. … Read More
My informant Allan Hannah has sent in some great pictures of Durban Bay from sometime in the 1960s. Putting up his pictures allows me the chance to give a new piece of technology (NextGen picture gallery for WordPress)- a trial. How … Read More
My regular informant William Paterson remembers a special treat on the occasion of his parents’ wedding anniversary in 1947. They ate at the Playhouse and here’s the menu to prove it. Share this:
My informant Clive Herron wrote in recently about Mansfield High School, and some missing memorials. He had this to say: Hi Alan Great Website! This year would have been the 100th of Mansfield High School, now incorporated into the Steve Biko … Read More
This is the Cosmo Club as it is today. In the 1960s it was set back quite considerably but as you can see it now borders Umgeni Road. I incorrectly said Soldiers Way in my first comment in that Old … Read More