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Sports Village – Olympic medal champ

Sports Village – Olympic medal champ

by Lennie | Dec 15, 2025 | Places, Technology, Uncategorized

Sports Village – Olympic medal champ This article was compiled as a commission from the NWU, Records, Archives and Museums and is published here with their permission.  The Sports Village, built in 2010, stands next to the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds of the...
St Mary’s Anglican Church – The first English church across the Vaal

St Mary’s Anglican Church – The first English church across the Vaal

by Lennie | Nov 27, 2025 | Places

This article first appeared on the website theheritageportal.co.za on 10 November 2015 and was reprinted in my book Stories of Potchefstroom that was published in 2018. This is an article in the series on the declared heritage sites of Potchefstroom. About two decades...
Landdrost-, Post- en Telegraafkantoor – most beautiful magistrate’s court of all

Landdrost-, Post- en Telegraafkantoor – most beautiful magistrate’s court of all

by Lennie | Sep 25, 2025 | Places, Technology

Arguably one of the most beautiful heritage buildings in Potchefstroom is the Landdrost-, Post- en Telegraafkantoor (Magistrate, Post and Telegraph Office) in Greyling (OR Tambo) Street next to the Church Square. Although nowadays defaced by unsightly security...
Boskop Yacht & Aquatic Club – a place of pleasure and peace

Boskop Yacht & Aquatic Club – a place of pleasure and peace

by Lennie | Jun 24, 2025 | People, Places, Technology

Imagine a place where you can experience the immediate effect of all possible feel-good hormones. The Boskop Yacht & Aquatic Club epitomises this. It is a place of outstanding natural beauty, but moreover, it is a club where generations of families have...
Potchefstroom Dam – many activities, many memories

Potchefstroom Dam – many activities, many memories

by Lennie | Jun 12, 2025 | Places, Technology

Potchefstroom Dam – many activities, many memories Today the tranquil body of water that is the Potchefstroom Dam presents many beautiful vistas. Over many years it had been a very popular recreational resort. During the lockdown its grassy picnic spots remained...
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