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Cordwalles School Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal UNIDENTIFIED: Architect 1912 John Collingwood TULLY: Architect 1930s

Date: 1912 : 1930s Type: School Status: Extant Street: Howick Rd   Click to view map Coordinates: 29°35'40.47" S 30°21'46.62" E

Cordwalles was founded in 1912 by the Rt Revd Samuel Baines, Bishop of Natal as a preparatory school for Michaelhouse. It has grown considerably since its early beginnings as a boarding-only school and has had only seven headmasters. Cordwalles has an Anglican foundation. In the 1930s the Chapel, Gymnasium, Swimming Pool as well as additional classrooms, dormitories and land were added. (Wikipedia accessed May 2017) Books that reference Cordwalles School Hillebrand, Melanie. 1986. Art and architecture in Natal, 1910-1940. Pietermaritzburg: Unpublished Ph.D. Dept Fine Art and History of Art, University of Natal. pg 481