- Title
- Obituary: John Mayne English 1922-2013
- Creator
- Lewis, Colin A
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Article
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- vital:6162
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004782
- Description
- In 1962 John moved south to Johannesburg, but that bustling city held few attractions for him and he moved further south, to the cathedral city of Grahamstown. Grahamstown, with its nineteenth century Gothic cathedral, elegant Georgian buildings, and distinctive grandeur of Rhodes University, St Andrew's College and other buildings designed by Herbert Baker and his colleagues, suited John. He particularly enjoyed the academic, social, artistic and dramatic life of the community, where many older members of society were distinguished old-Africa hands. John thoroughly enjoyed Grahamstown where, in the partnership of Hoskins and English, he made his mark in the restoration and extension of many significant buildings. His addition to the Anglican chapel at Hog's Back is a masterpiece, as is his incorporation of the old fayade into the rebuilding and extension of the Magistrates' Court.
- Format
- 1 page, pdf
- Publisher
- The Ringing World
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Lewis, Colin A. 2013. The Ringing World; the weekly Journal for Church Bell Ringers since 1911. No.5330, June 21, 2013. Available at: http://ringingworld.co.uk/
- Rights
- Lewis, Colin A
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