Lydenburg / MashishingView on map
About this site
One of the oldest school buildings in the former Transvaal, dating to the Voortrekker settlement of Lydenburg in the early 1850s, associated with the town's pioneer-era church and school precinct.
Why it matters
Among the earliest surviving formal education buildings north of the Vaal; a cornerstone of Lydenburg's historic core and its heritage-tourism offering.
Gallery
Historic school buildings in Lydenburg — Project field research
The vaulted Lydenburg powder magazine — Project field research
Victorian-era clock tower building — Project field research