Street and Place Names of Old Pretoria (Afr & Eng) – Tom Andrews / Jan Ploeger Straat- en Plekname van Ou Pretoria
Street and Place Names of Old Pretoria /Straat- en Plekname van Ou Pretoria (Afr & Eng) – Tom Andrews / Jan Ploeger
Format: Hardcover
Published: 1989 (JL van Schaik)
Pages: 73
ISBN: 0627016200
Condition: Very Good+. The pictorial laminated wraps are slightly shelf rubbed but is in an overall beautiful condition.The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent.
Did you know that Pretoria started off as a so-called church farm? Is the city named after President M W Pretorius or his father, Andries Pretorius, the Voortrekker leader? And do you know, driving down Proes Street, that State Secretary Proes was partly responsible for President Pretorius’ dismissal? Or whose blood was drawn on Bloed Street? The names of streets, squares and suburbs of Old Pretoria reveal a wealth of historical curiosities and every delightful morsel evokes a living history: either a portion of somebody’s life story, or the greater tides of history that have left their marks on Pretoria. Far from being a dissertation, this book presents enjoyment in small bites by telling about the names around the original Church Street in alphabetical order. For how could you not want to know where the Apies River, the Lion Bridge or the Magaliesberg got their names from? Or who had the first jacarandas brought in, or who was the Beatrix of Beatrix Street? Street and place names of Old Pretoria, amply illustrated with historical photographs, is written by two old hands at matters Pretorian and is meant for Pretorians, visitors and all South Africans.
Het u geweet dat Pretoria eers ‘n kerkstandplaas was? Is die stad vernoem na president M W Pretorius of na sy vader, Andries Pre-torius, die Voortrekkerleier? En weet u, wan-neer u met Proesstraat langs ry, dat staatsekre-taris Proes deels verantwoordelik was vir presi-dent Pretorius se ontslag? Of wie se bloed in Bloedstraat gevloei het? Die name van strate, pleine en buurte van Ou-Pretoria ontsluit ‘n rykdom aan historiese wetenswaardighede, en elke brokkie leesverkneutering roep ‘n lewende geskiedenis op: telkens ‘n stukkie van iemand se lewensverhaal of van die groter historiese strominge wat die stad help vorm het. Maar dit is ‘n proe-en-genietboek hierdie, geen verhan-deling nie. Dit vertel in alfabetiese volgorde van die name rondom die oorspronklike Kerkstraat. Wil u weet waar die Apiesrivier, die Leeubrug of die Magaliesberg aan hul name kom? Of wie die eerste jakarandabome laat kom het, of wie die Beatrix van Beatrixstraat was? Straat- en plekname van Ou-Pretoria, ryk lik’ geillustreer met ou foto’s, is deur twee gesoute Pretoria-kenners geskryf en is vir Pre-torianers, besoekers en alle Suid-Afrikaners bedoel.
