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General Assurance Building Central Cape Town, Western Cape William Hood (Billy) GRANT: Architect

Date: 1923 Type: Offices Status: Extant Street: St George’s / Shortmarket St   Click to view map Coordinates: Alt: 33m

(SAB Jul 1924:31; AB&E Mar 1928: 3,9) 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: Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 109 item 50.47 Shorten, John R. 1963. Cape Town : A record of the Mother City from the earliest days to the present. Cape Town: JR Shorten in association with Shorten and Smith Publications. pg 552 ill.; 553