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Castle Wine and Brandy Co. Cape Town, Western Cape John PARKER: Architect 1902 Paul BREUSING: Architect 1904 PARKER and FORSYTH: Architect 1913 Simon CHAPMAN: Architect 1937

Date: 1902 : 1904 : 1913 : 1937 Type: Warehouse Status: Adaptive re-use Street: 51-5 Somerset Rd   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°54'47.70" S 18°24'59.94" E Alt: 29m

(PSB:125) Two storey warehouse with four similar, but not identical, painted brick gable fronts on Somerset Road. The right hand gable, by Parker is the oldest, followed from right to left by Breusing, Parker and Forsyth, and Chapman. (Rennie 1983:53) The Western Cape Archives' online catalogue describes this project as "alterations and additions". The Castle Wine and Brandy Co buildings, dating from 1902 onwards, were re-developed into the 'Somerset Square' retail complex Somerset Square in the 1990s. (Arthur Radburn, 2023) 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. Books that reference Castle Wine and Brandy Co. CPIA Committee. 1983. The Buildings of Cape Town 1983 : Phase Two. Volume Three : Catalogue and Classification. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 53 item 8.2