1957 BC Chapel Quad view from south where Mears Hall now stands
Unknown1957 BC AVLT ST p028 Classroom scene
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Unknown1956 HA 061 BC Matric Class (Grade 12)
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1956 HA 060 BC Std 9 Grade 11 Class
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1956 HA 057b Chapel interior
1956 HA 056 Chapel view from Cheetah slopes with newly planted trees.
1956 HA 055d Chapel Harris wedding. The bride enters the Chapel with her father, EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel. The name of the bridesmaid is not recorded.
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1956 HA 055b Chapel Harris wedding: Mr & Mrs Hacking. The bride is the daughter of EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel.
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1956 HA 055a Chapel Harris wedding: bride entering the Chapel. The bride is the daughter of EM Harris. This was the first wedding to take place in the Chapel.
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1956 BP Std 5 (Grade 7) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 BP Std 4 Class (Grade 6) photograph
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Unknown1956 BP Std 3 (Grade 5) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 BP Std 2 (Grade 4) Class Class photograph
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1956 BP Std 1 (Grade 3) Class photograph
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UnknownFormal group photograph of the 1956 Grade 5 class taken in front of the Chapel doors.
Unknown1956 BP Grade 2 Class photograph
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Unknown1956 Grade 1 Class photograph
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Unknown1956 Std 9 (Grade 11) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 Std 8 (Grade 10) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 Std 7 (Grade 9) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 Std 6 (Grade 8) Class photograph
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Unknown1956 BC Grade 11 class
Unknown1955 HA 046c First christening group photo
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1955 HA 046b First christening with parents
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1955 HA 046a First christening with Wally Mears.
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1955 HA 045d Chapel first christening with Wally Mears.
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1955 HA 045c Chapel first christening with Monty Harris
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1955 HA 045c Chapel first christening with Monty Harris
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1955 HA 045a Chapel first christening
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1955 HA 044 BP Grade 1 Class
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1955 HA 043 BP Std 2 (Grade 4) Class
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1955 HA 042 BP Std 4 (Grade 6)
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1955 HA 041 BP Grade 2 Class
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1955 HA 040 BP Std 1 (Grade 3) Class
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1955 HA 039 BP Std 5 (Grade 7) Class
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1955 HA 038 BC Std 7 (Grade 9) Class
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1955 HA 037 BC Std 8 (Grade 10) Class photo
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1955 HA 036 BC Std 9 (Grade 11) Class group photo.
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1955 HA 035 College Staff: by 1955 the College staff complement had increased from 4 to 10.
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1955 HA 033b Mr Harris in his study
1955 HA 033a Mrs Mears and Mr Harris in JHB
1955 HA 032 Aerial photograph of the College grounds and surrounding areas taken from the north. The intersection of Main Road and the later-named William Nicol Highway can be clearly seen in the central axis of the photograph.
1995 Campus view
Unknown1995 First Aerial view of Campus in the Bryanston context. Many landmarks are recognisable in this photograph e.g. the Mount St Water tower; the Braamfontein Spruit and the intersection of Main Road and William Nicol before the establishment of the highway.
UnknownFormal group photograph of the 1955 Grade 4 class taken in front of BC reception.
UnknownPresentation of awards at 1955 Athletics meeting.
UnknownPresentation of awards at 1955 Athletics meeting.
UnknownPresentation of awards at 1955 Athletics meeting.
Unknown1955 Grade 9 Class photograph
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Unknown1954c. Leake at unidentified function
Unknown1954c Chapel and school from Collins House.
The date of the photograph is estimated from similar photographs.
1954c Dining Hall.
The date of the photograph is estimated from similar photographs.
1954 HA 107b BC Playing fields and school buildings
Derek Worman Photographer1954 HA 107a Collins House as seen from the BC Classroom block
Derek Worman Photographer1954 HA 071b BC Buildings and Chapel Quad during construction of the Chapel.
Unknown1954 HA 071a Dining Hall, north aspect.
Unknown1954 HA 031c Chapel opening arrival of families for the opening and dedication of the Chapel on 7th November, 1954 at 15h00.
Unknown1954 HA 031b Chapel opening arrival of families for the opening and dedication of the Chapel on 7th November, 1954 at 15h00.
Unknown1954 HA 030a Chapel viewed from BC Administration block
Unknown1954 HA 026 BC Std 8 (Grade 10) in classroom
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.
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 025a BP Burgess Roughton individual photograph informal
Unknown1954 HA 024 BC Mountstephens House with oxen pulling the grass mower.
Unknown1954 HA 023 College buildings view to Sandton from orchard
Unknown1954 HA 022 BC buildings from orchard looking towards Sandton.
Unknown1954 photograph of the Chapel from the Cheetah slopes. The date of the photograph was estimated from the state of the grounds surrounding the building.
UnknownSenior boys in an upper level classroom
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Back row: Abraham and Borchers
Middle row: Craven, Curtis, Swan, Murrish, Graham
Front row: Rankine, Cruddas, Unite, Irons, Frankel
The first Rugby team at the College that played St Johns College
TBI - names of individuals to be confirmed.
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The photograph is likely to have included the following (amongst others):
Ashfield, Miller, Craven, Abraham, Curtis, Wilkinson, Unite, Mercer-Tod, Driver, Swan, Vickers
Woolley, Cruddas, Buchan, Taylor.
The Rugby 1st XV (U15) Rugby team photograph from the first match against St John's College. The photograph appears in the Stythian magazine of 1964 p.042.
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Back row: Ashfield, Miller, Craven, Abraham, Curtis, Wilkinson
Middle row: Unite, Mercer-Tod, Driver, Swan, Vickers
Front row: Woodley, Reeves, Cruddas, Buchan, Taylor
Informal photograph including Malcolm Driver, Marinus Endenburg and their partners at a New Year's Eve dance.
UnknownInformal photograph of Miller
Driver, Malcolm W WThe BC entrance plaque commemorates the opening day of the College on 28th January 1953.
UnknownPhotograph of Dining Hall viewed from the north.
Derek Worman Photographer1953BC_0024: View across Baytopp playing fields towards BC buildings
Note: This may have been taken in early 1954 as Mountstephens House can be seen in the photo, but the Chapel building is still incomplete.
1953 Leake at College Official Opening
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 addresses congregation after laying of Chapel Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 Laying of Foundation Stone congregation
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 021d BC Classroom block construction: view from Chapel Quad.
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction 003 view from Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction
Unknown1953 HA 021a Chapel construction
Unknown1953 HA 020 Chapel foundation stone Rev Webb address 002
Unknown1953 HA 019g Chapel Foundation stone Mr & Mrs Tucker 19530811
Unknown1953 HA 019f BC Administration Building 19530811 viewed across the Chapel foundations
Unknown1953 HA 019e Chapel foundation stone assembly 006
Unknown1953 HA 019c Architects at Dining Hall 19530811
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Left to right: [unidentified but thought to include CM Paynter and possibly AJ Marshall who were appointed in 1944]
1953 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 018c Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly towards Collins House.
Unknown1953 HA 018a Chapel Foundation Stone: view of the assembly.
Unknown1953 HA 018a Chapel Foundation Stone
Unknown1953 HA 017b Chapel foundation stone official party at plaque
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Left to right: Reeves, Webb, Tucker, Mountstephens, Leake
1953 HA 017a Chapel foundation stone Rev Webb address
Unknown1953 HA 016b Chapel foundation stone laying: view across the Chapel foundations 19530811
Unknown1953 HA 016a Chapel foundation stone assembly looking from the Dining Hall towards the BC buildings.
Unknown1953 HA 015b Chapel Foundation stone Rev Reeves addresses the assembly.
Unknown1953 HA 015a Chapel Foundation stone assembly
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