1896 CHL Field Cornet certificate.
Issued at the time that Dutch was still used as the official language of the Transvaal Republic.
"The rank of field cornet (veldkornet) was used for the senior officer of a ward or sub-district in the independent republican states of the Transvaal and Oranje-Vrystaat in late 19th century South Africa. They were elected by the commandos of their ward for periods of three years." (Source: Wikipedia)
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948
Methodist Church1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: cover
Methodist Church1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: inside
Methodist Church1906 CHL Firearm licence
The licence was issued to Leake for a Hollis double-barreled shotgun, indicative of the safety atmosphere of the early years of Johannesburg.
1907 - 1910 Wesleyan Church Trust record book containing loose items relating to the Wesleyan Trust and the Million Shilling fund-raising effort.
It would appear that the fund-raising effort mirrored that of a similar one in London at the same time. According to the letters and other records in the ledger, the intention of the local fund was aimed at a church to be built on the corner of Kerk and von Wielligh Streets in Johannesburg.
The full contents of the ledger have not been digitised.
1922 CHL Certificate of competence to drive a motor car No: 23055, issued in the name of C H Leake.
Johannesburg Municipality1922 CHL Drivers licence issued in the name of CH Leake.
Transvaal (province)1927 Leake outside his home in Westcliff
The photograph is dated from its similarity to that appearing on the 1927 election card.
1935c Leake laying a foundation stone at an unidentified building.
Other photographs identify the stone as being laid in memory and at the bequest of CH Leake's brother Orlando Leake after whom Orlando, Soweto is named.
1935c Leake laying a foundation stone at an unidentified building.
Other photographs identify the stone as being laid in memory and at the bequest of CH Leake's brother Orlando Leake.
1935c Leake admires the Foundation Stone that he laid
Other photographs identify the stone as being laid in memory and at the bequest of CH Leake's brother Orlando Leake.
1935c Leake arrives at the completed church
Other photographs identify the stone as being laid in memory and at the bequest of CH Leake's brother Orlando Leake.
1935c Leake distributes to the children
Unknown1935c Leake inspects the girl-guide guard of honour
Unknown1935c Orlando Leake Foundation Stone in memory of Tom Marenya
Unknown1937 CHL Licence to possess a firearm 58852. Issued by the Union in terms of the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1937.
Union of South Africa1939 Leake in his garden 001
Unknown1940c Leake family group in garden 001
Unknown1940c Leake in his garden 002
Unknown1940c Leake in his garden 003
Unknown1942 - 1947 CHL Financial ledger (Analysis book), containing hand-written records of all payments.
The whole ledge has not been digitised.
1943 Petrol Control permit
Union of South Africa. Department of Commerce and Industries1945c Leake with his 1935 Chrysler Airstream Convertible.
The car was identified courtesy Courtney Watson (BC staff).
The Matoppo Inn is believed to be the one still in existence in Beaufort West. (Subject to verification).
Group photograph of Leake and his family on the Durban beachfront. The youth is dressed in a Hilton College uniform.
The date of 1946 was established courtesy of the Hilton College Archives. With their help, the young man was identified as Anthony Charles Turner who attended Hilton from 1946 - 1949. The Hilton archive was further able to establish that the others in the photograph included Anthony's father, Ernest James Turner, his mother Muriel (nee Leake) and his sisters.
It was from this information that the photograph of a youthful Anthony was dated to 1946.
The location of the Durban beachfront was identified from general knowledge and the lack of a lighthouse on the Bluff in the background confirms the date between 1941 and 1953.
Further clarification was received from Charles Bamford (Class of 1973 and great-grandson of Charles Leake):
"It is correct to say that the photograph shows, on the left, E.J. ("Pic") Turner with his wife Muriel and their two children, "Tony" and Gail. I am pretty certain that the girl with my great-grandfather is his granddaughter Hilary Morris, the daughter of Nellie Morris (née Leake) who had previously been married to Edgar Clapshaw, my maternal grandfather."
1950c Leake and Mrs Leake on the steps of their home in The Valley Road, Westcliff.
Unknown1950c Leake family group in garden 002
Unknown1950c Leake family group in garden 003
Unknown1950c Leake in a garden, presumed to be the garden of his home in The Valley Road, Westcliff.
Unknown1951 Leake's granddaughter's wedding [NC] The Star 5th November 1951
The StarAerial photograph showing the campus and surrounding farming and peri-urban areas in 1952.
Aircraft Operating CompanyAerial photograph showing the campus and surrounding farming and peri-urban areas in 1952.
Aircraft Operating CompanyLegend to accompanying photograph as identified by Mrs Barcza, former class teacher.
Barcza, Mrs L A M1953 BC Foundation scholars taken by Miss Doehring.
Legend contained as identified by Mrs Barcza in accompanying document.
1953 BC Foundation scholars, view looking across what was later to become the suburb of Parkmore, towards the ridge where Sandton City was built in 1973 on Zandfontein Farm.
This photograph illustrates the remoteness of the St Stithians property at the time the College was founded. The property, itself a portion of the original Driefontein Farm, was surrounded by farmland in 1953.
1953 Chapel foundations after laying of Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 Chapel Leake lays Foundation Stone 001
Unknown1954 College official opening group 001
Unknown1953 College Opening group
Unknown1953 College Opening group 002
Unknown1953 College Opening group 003
UnknownNoticeboard near the Corlett Gate entrance erected to advertise the opening of the College.
1953 Foundation staff photo
Legend:
Left to right: EM (Monty) Harris; Miss Doehring; Miss Walmsley; Mr Wally Mears
1953 HA 004a Founders formal portrait: William Mountstephens
Unknown1953 HA 004b Founders formal portrait: Albert Charles Collins
Unknown1953 HA 005 Collins House north west with car Feb 1953
Unknown1953 HA 007a Collins House north view 3
Unknown1953 HA 007b Collins House north
Unknown1953 HA 007c View of construction of BC classroom block from Dining Hall, Feb 1953
Unknown1953 HA 007d Collins House north view
Unknown1953 HA 007e Collins House north view
Unknown1953 HA 007f Collins House east
Unknown1953 HA 007g Collins House east
Unknown1953 HA 008 BP Grade 2 1953 informal. Group picture taken looking towards Zandfontein Farm where Sandton City was later built.
Unknown1953 HA 009 BC Std 7 (Grade 9)
Unknown1953 HA 010 BC Std 6 (Grade 8)
UnknownPortrait photograph of Rev Dr J R Webb who conducted the service of the laying of the College foundation stone. At the time he was the head of the Methodist Church in South Africa.
Unknown1953 HA 014a Leake lays Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 HA 014b Mrs Mountstephens unveils Founders plaque in the foyer of the Boys' College.
Unknown1953 HA 015a Chapel Foundation stone assembly
Unknown1953 HA 015b Chapel Foundation stone Rev Reeves addresses the assembly.
Unknown1953 HA 016a Chapel foundation stone assembly looking from the Dining Hall towards the BC buildings.
Unknown1953 HA 016b Chapel foundation stone laying: view across the Chapel foundations 19530811
Unknown1953 HA 017a Chapel foundation stone Rev Webb address
Unknown1953 HA 017b Chapel foundation stone official party at plaque
Legend:
Left to right: Reeves, Webb, Tucker, Mountstephens, Leake
1953 HA 018a Chapel Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 HA 018a Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly.
Unknown1953 HA 018c Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly towards Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 019a Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly towards Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 019a Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly towards Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 019c Architects at Dining Hall 19530811
Legend:
Left to right: [unidentified but thought to include CM Paynter and possibly AJ Marshall who were appointed in 1944]
1953 HA 019d Chapel plaque unveiled by Mrs Mountstephens
Unknown1953 HA 019e Chapel foundation stone assembly 006
Unknown1953 HA 019f BC Administration Building 19530811 viewed across the Chapel foundations
Unknown1953 HA 019g Chapel Foundation stone Mr & Mrs Tucker 19530811
Unknown1953 HA 020 Chapel foundation stone Rev Webb address 002
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction 003 view from Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 021d BC Classroom block construction: view from Chapel Quad.
Unknown1953 HA 021e BC Classrooms construction: view from Collins House
Unknown1953 HA 079 Transvaal Cornish Association trophy presentation. The Chairman of the Association, Mr W T Sherman, presents the trophy to Gilbert Tucker.
Derek Worman Photographer1953 HA 109 Founders commemorative plaque
Unknown1953 Laying of Foundation Stone congregation
Unknown1953 Leake addresses congregation after laying of Chapel Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 Leake and group at College Official Opening.
The group is standing in front of the plaque erected in the BC entrance portico to commemorate the official opening of the College in 1953.
1953 Leake at College Official Opening
Unknown1954 HA 022 BC buildings from orchard looking towards Sandton.
Unknown1954 HA 023 College buildings view to Sandton from orchard
Unknown1954 HA 024 BC Mountstephens House with oxen pulling the grass mower.
Unknown1954 HA 025a BP Burgess Roughton individual photograph informal
Unknown1954 HA 025b BP Burgess Roughton in 1964 HMS Conway. (It is understood that Burgess may have been related to either Harris or Mears hence the appearance of the photograph in the albums.)
Unknown1954 HA 025c BP Grade 2 and Grade 3 on gate. It is understood that this was the original gate to the school close to the centre of Randburg. It would have been on the part of the school property that was sold of in the 1980s.
Unknown