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Cleghorn and Harris Building - Second Central Cape Town, Western Cape FORSYTH and PARKER: Architect

Date: 1925 Type: Department Store Status: Demolished 1974 Street: Adderley St

(AB&E Oct 1925:11; SAB Feb 1926:37) This building replaced the Cleghorn and Harris Building - First built in 1894. It was one of several buildings demolished to make way for the Woolworths building, along with B Levin and Co (Kodak Ltd) and the second Grand Hotel. 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: Cairns, Margaret & Grutter, Wilhelm . 1974. Cradle of Commerce - The Story of Block B. Cape Town: Woolworths. pg