Grahamstown: Hill Street (North), late 1860s
Grahamstown: Hill Street (North), late 1860s. View of the row of buildings which once extended from the corner of New Street almost to the bridge. Hotel by H. Peach shows clearly the zinc ridge roof structure, in which a continuous sheet of zinc was laid over wooden battens and nailed to the roof beams, creating this distinctive appearance
Picture No
10641563
Media ID
44348007
Size
4410px x 2712px
(2.5MB)
Credit
©Africa Media Online / Mary Evans
Source
Cory Library
Date
late 1860s
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Beams Clearly Continuous Creating Distinctive Extended Grahamstown Laid Nailed Peach Ridge Tranquil Zinc
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