Mr. Harold Norton's farm 'Clifton', in the Grahamstown district
Item
Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “Mr. Harold Norton's farm 'Clifton', in the Grahamstown district”, 1905-05-17, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 30 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/1864
- Creator
- Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)
- Description
- The 'thatch' is made from the stems of Spekboom trees, Portulacaria afra. The dried stems are beaten with stones to flatten them, and are then packed on top of each other to form the thatch. There is no grassy thatching material in this dry Fish River area. No wonder the Spekboom is been destroyed so quickly.
- Subject
- Portulacaria afra -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Thatched roofs -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Copyrighted
- 1905-05-17
- Type
- still image
- Extent
- 1 photograph
- Format
- jpg
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014004
- Location - Physical Location
- Cory Library for Humanities Research
- Rights
- Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date
- 1905-05-17
- Item sets
- C.J. Skead Photograph Collection
Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “Mr. Harold Norton's farm 'Clifton', in the Grahamstown district”, 1905-05-17, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 30 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/1864
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