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Meadway
Pinelands
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archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
This is one of the oldest garden cities in South Africa
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(d) The Mead and Meadway: The open space known as The Mead, as well as the road reserve called Meadway as from the Forest Drive entrance up to the boundary lines of Erven 117 and 138, with inclusion of the circle road around the Mead, situated on the remaining estent of Erven 137 and 138 in the Municipality of Pinelands, Division of the Cape.
Deed of Transfer 24082/1978, dated 27 September 1978.
Historical and architectural interest
The Pinelands garden City originated with Richard Stuttaford, who actively promoted this new concept. The town planner and architect, Albert J Thompson drew up the plans in 1919. In 1923 the original section known as the Meadway was laid out and built on State land that previously formed part of the Uitvlugt Forest Reserve. This is one of the oldest so-called garden city in South Africa, 10/2/978
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