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Tramway Inn
Central Cape Town, Western Cape

John PARKER: Architect

Date:1895
Type:Hotel
Status:Extant
Street:54 Waterkant St/Lelie Lane

 


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Coordinates:
Alt: 25m

(PSB:19)

When Rennie inspected the building in 1978, it was called Diamond’s Outfitters (Rennie 1978: 14).

It currently (2023) houses a coffee shop on street level.

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 Tramway Inn

Parker, Howard. 2015. John Parker, 1866-1921 : architect and mayor of Cape Town. Wellington, New Zealand: Howard Parker. pg 14 ill
Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 14 item 35.12
Walker, Michael. 2015. Old hotels of Cape Town (1890-1911), The : A history long forgotten, seldom told. St James: Published Privately. pg 71