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Reserve Bank
KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape

George Esslemont Gordon LEITH: Architect

Date:1930s [?]
Client:National Treasury
Type:Bank
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°00'58.96" S 27°54'22.74" E

'An example of Leith's independent classicism sustained by splendid materials well used'. (Greig, 1971: 117)

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:

Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 117