Coordinates: 26°07'29.89" S 28°00'32.39" E Alt: 1577m
Previously Delta Sewage Disposal Works.
Transcript of Blue Plaque installed on the granite retaining wall flanking the approach stairs to the Control Block:
JOHANNESBURG CITY HERITAGE
DELTA PARK
HERITAGE PRECINCT
Built on farmland at the outskirts of the city, the
Delta Sewage Disposal Works operated from
1934-1963. Converted to a centre for environmental
education under the direction of philanthropist
Norman Bloom, the main building re-opened in 1978,
and the surrounding grounds became a public park.
Together, the old waterworks structures form a fine
group of municipal Art Deco buildings, which
includes the spectacular central block, the
main entrance and gatehouses, staff houses
and workers' compound.
