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Major renovation and restoration work is well underway at the Iziko
Social History Resource Centre. Building work is expected to be
completed in 2008.
The
Social History Collections Library is to fill a prime
position in the renovated building, in the old banking hall behind the
central entrance, on the ground floor. In their Heritage Impact
Assessment Report, Stephan Townsend and Ashley Lillie described the
banking hall or main reception space as the most significant feature
of the interior of the old building. The area has an impressive domed
skylight and highly decorative ceiling. It was created by architects
John Perry & WJ Delbridge during the early 1930s, when alterations and
extensions took place to the original, much smaller building, which
was designed by Herbert Baker and Francis Masey early in the 20th
century.
The library at the renovated Iziko Social History Resource Centre
will continue to act as a art collections library, welcoming members of the
public and students to consult its books and magazines on a multitude
of subjects. Added features will be an area for special book
collections and an audio-visual facility.
For more information contact Esther Esmyol, Tel. 021 464 1262.
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