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Date: 1902 Type: Homestead Status: Extant

Now the South African Air Force College mess. The photograph and drawings were sent to us by Wessel van Rensburg, the Officer Commanding of the South African Air Force College - 2011. On 20 June 1902 General Sir Neville Lyttelton took command of the British forces in South Africa, succeeding Lord Kitchener. Not long afterwards Herbert BAKER was asked to design a new house for the Lyttelton's at Robert's Heights (now Thaba Tshwane). Construction began in November. The plan was H-shaped with stoeps, on both north and front sides, arched on the ground floor and columned upstairs. The finishes were white plastered walls under an iron roof. In the original colour scheme all the external woodwork was stained green and all the internal walls were painted white. [Extracted from Keath, Michael. 1992. Herbert Baker : architecture and idealism 1892-1913, the South African years. Gibraltar: Ashanti Pub. Ltd. p 96] Books and articles that reference General's House Keath, Michael. 1992. Herbert Baker: Architecture and Idealism 1892 - 1913: The South African Years. Gibraltar: Ashanti Pub. Ltd.. pg 96