BRAAMFONTEIN
Taken from the farm Braamfontein. The spring was in the area where Mellville is now.
Milner Park Hotel
Milner Park Hotel, currently known as Kitcheners, Juta st – Circa 1898
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 16 Stiemens Rd - 1938
Braamfontein Station
Braamfontein Station, Smit St – This building replaced an earlier building and was opened on 5 May 1913. This was also the site of the Dynamite Explosion in February 1896.
Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital
Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, Cnr Victoria & Sam Hancock St – This was the second Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital. An Art Deco building. Designed by Gordon Leith in 1939 and built by James Lobban & Sons. The cornerstone was laid by Mrs JJ Pienaar, wife of the Administrator of the Transvaal on 10 May 1943. It was abandoned when the new Johannesburg Hospital opened in the 1970’s. Now used by Transwerke.
Transvaal Memorial Children’s Institute
Transvaal Memorial Children’s Institute - Cnr Victoria & Sam Hancock St – Established as a Children’s Hospital by the National Council of Women in 1919, the Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children. opened on 29 October 1923. Designed by Cowin, Power & Ellis. The cornerstone was laid by HRH Price Arthur of Connaught on 10 December 1921. It opened on 29 October 1923. It now serves the children of Johannesburg and provide a healing place for children.
Old Fever Hospital
Old Fever Hospital, Hoofd St – The hospital for infectious patients was opened in 1916.
Mine Workers Monument
• Mine Workers Monument- cnr Rissik & De Korte St – the sculptor was David McGregor. It pays tribute to Johannesburg mining origins. It faced west towards Langlaagte where the Main Reef was discovered I 1886. It symbolizes the contribution of the mining industry to the wealth and prosperity of South Africa. It also intended as a peoples’ monument and celebrates the working people who built the city. The Transvaal and Orange free State Chamber of Mines presented the sculpture to the city of Johannesburg in 1964.
