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Princess Royal Hotel Cape Town, Western Cape George RANSOME: Architect alterations 1901

Date: 1800s : 1901 Client: Messrs SA Breweries Company Limited Type: Hotel Status: Demolished 1971 Street: c/o Riebeek Street and Long Street

(Pryce-Lewis list 5 734). SA Breweries purchased the two-storey hotel from William Gourlay in 1901. Ransome upgraded the bar facilities on the ground floor and increased the number of bedrooms on the first floor (Walker 2015:19). References: Walker, Michael. 2015. Old hotels of Cape Town (1890-1911), The : A history long forgotten, seldom told. St James: Published Privately. pg 19