Trees on Doncaster Road

On a recent guided walk around St Georges Park, our guide told us a very interesting fact about Doncaster Road. Doncaster Road is on the other side of park drive close to the Prince Alfred Guard Memorial. On the day our guide pointed out that not two of the trees lining Doncaster Road are the … Continue reading Trees on Doncaster Road →

St Georges Wild Fig

The Park Drive Bowling Club's clubhouse visible from underneath one of St Georges Park's Wild Fig Trees. The Wild Figs around St Georges is over a hunderd years old and are seriously impressive trees.

Scottish Cemetery for Halloween

Seeing that today is Halloween I wanted to post a scary or Halloween type photo but alas, I haven't done any pictures like that lately. Clearly I need to spend some time doing some creative shots again. I do have a picture of old grave stones in the historic Scottish Cemetery in St Georges Park … Continue reading Scottish Cemetery for Halloween →

Tree photography

Is it weird taking a picture of somebody taking a picture? As long as they're not taking one of you taking one of them. Or something like that. This photo is a picture of somebody taking a picture of a pink tree in St Georges Park.

Cricket’s Duckpond

Cricket fans the world over would be familiar with St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, the oldest test stadium in South Africa. Those same cricket fans would have watched or listened to commentary about games at the stadium and heard the commentators refer to the two ends as the Duck Pond and Park Drive Ends. These days … Continue reading Cricket’s Duckpond →

St George and the dragon

Most people who have been to or driven past St Georges Park know the Cenotaph (war memorial) in front of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. I wonder though how many people know that one of the figures forming part of the Cenotaph is St George himself, sheathing his sword moments after killing the dragon. St George's … Continue reading St George and the dragon →

History of St Georges Park

Last weekend I was part of the most informative walking tour of St Georges Park. Photographer and journalist Ivor Markman has done some tremendous research on the park and it's history over the years and in the process not just collected tons of interesting information, but also some very rare photographs. Here he is showing … Continue reading History of St Georges Park →

Bric and brac shopping at Art in the Park

Tomorrow is the last Sunday of the month which means it's Art in the Park in St Georges Park.

Conservatory history

The Pearson Conservatory in St George's Park was opened by Honourable John X Merriman on 12 September 1882 at a cost of £3,800. It is named after Mr HW Pearson, the Mayor of Port Elizabeth at that time.The Eastern Province Herald discribed the conservatory as following in an article the next day. The structure consists of a centre … Continue reading Conservatory history →

The history of the Pearson Conservatory fountain

The Pearson Conservatory was originally built in 1882 and restored to its former glory between 2009 and 2011. The centre piece of the conservatory is an ornamental fountain made by Andrew Handyside at the Duke Street Foundry "Britannia Iron Works" in Derby in the UK around the same year. The Britannia Foundry's work was well … Continue reading The history of the Pearson Conservatory fountain →