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Date: 1904 Type: School Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°10'37.18" S 28°02'54.26" E Alt: 1749m

Transcribed wording of Simon van der Stel Foundation commemorative plaque SIMON VAN DER STEL FOUNDATION - STIGTING SIMON VAN DER STEL ROEDEAN SCHOOL (S.A) Founded in 1903 by The Misses Lawrence and Earle ______ Moved to this building designed by HERBERT BAKER in 1904 Transcribed wording of the Foundation Stone THIS STONE WAS LAID BY LADY FITZPATRICK IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BISHOP OF PRETORIA MARCH 8TH 1904 Two additional "houses" were built in 1926 designed by FLEMING & PARTNERS who also designed the Sanatorium in 1936. In 1950 Earle Block was designed by DAF SMUTS. Books that reference Roedean School Baker, Herbert. 1944. Architecture & personalities. London: Country Life. pg 57 Fisher, RC, Le Roux, SW & Maré, E (Eds). 1998. Architecture of the Transvaal. Pretoria: UNISA. pg 128, 175-196, 128, 175-196, 214, 215, 216 Greig, Doreen. 1970. Herbert Baker in South Africa. Cape Town: PURNELL. pg 238, 256