GROOTE SCHUUR. GREAT GRANARY TO STATELY HOME. IN SOUTH AFRICA

Author - Phillida Brooke Simons (Text) Binding - Hardcover. Minor edge-wear. Book Condition - Fine. Previous owner's stamp on second free end page. Book Number - QB-010414 Edition - 1st edition ISBN - 1874950237 Jacket Condition - Very good. Minor edge-wear. Location - Kalk Bay Shop Published Year - 1996 Published Place - Cape Town Publisher - Fernwood Press Size - 4to. 143pp   Since 1657 Groote Schuur bears the stamp of this country's history and still plays a role in that history. From providing storage for the harvests of the Dutch East India Company's victualling station to being the home of Cecil John Rhodes and subsequent political leaders. The author outlines the house's historical and architectural development. Photography by Alain Proust.