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De Beers Consolidated Mines Head Office Kimberley, Northern Cape Robert Scott DAY: Architect Daniel Westwood GREATBATCH: Architect

Date: n.d. : 1888 : 1904 Type: Offices Status: Extant Street: Market/Stockdale Sts   Click to view large map Coordinates: 28°44'19.38" S 24°45'44.77" E Alt: 1238m

The building, originally on Warren Street, was erected in 1886/1887, designed by architects Stent and Hallach, and built by Church and MacLauchlin. Alterations were done to the building in 1888 by DAY and extended in 1904 by GREATBATCH. The building, located on Stockdale Street, was converted from a single to a double-story structure and expanded to include Southey Street by 1914. References: Bawcombe, Philip & Scannell, Ted. 1976. Philip Bawcombe's Kimberley. Johannesburg: Village Publishing. pg 17, 82-83 Yuill, David William. 1984. The architecture of Kimberley 1871-1914. Johannesburg: Thesis (Masters), University of Witwatersrand. pg 54