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Restorica 20 1986.Pdf South Africa's architectural heritage is constantly respect for the preservation of our traditional skills. threatened by sad neglect and - often - demolition. By combining our inherent expertise with modern There is, therefore, a continuing need for the project management techniques, the name of Gordon dedicated restoration and refurbishing of our beautiful Verhoef & Krause has become synonymous with the historical buildings. superior and efficient craftsmanship vital for the For 25 years, our commitment has been to fill that preservation of our buildings. need. Today, the company is striving to maintain this Throughout the country, Gordon Verhoef &Krause leading position as a major developer of restored has established teams of ~--don~L..~~.. properties and as a main con- experienced artisans, all \:1\.11 1 11\J\:1 p ~ tractorintherecyclingofbuildings, craftsmen in their individual rauso .. endeavouring to improve the overall fields. 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McCANN-DeVILLIERS 203007/1 6 RESTORICA- OCTOBER 1986 RESTORICA-OKTOBER 1986 7 1986 Annual General Meeting Algemene Jaarvergadering Die Stigting Simon van der Stel se jaarvergadering is op 11 , 12 Die hoogtepunt van die verrigtinge was egter Vrydagaand toe en 13 September vir die eerste keer in baie jare in Bloemfontein die jaarvergadering amptelik geopen is deur die Administrateur gehou. Bykans sewentig persone het die onderskeie funksies van die Oranje-Vrystaat, mnr. Louis Botha. By die geleentheid en algemene vergadering bygewoon. het hy hom sterk ten gunste van bewaring uitgespreek. Die Die gaste is op Donderdagaand, 11 September, deur die Bur­ plaaslike koerante het dit aangegryp en goeie beriggewing daar­ gemeester Raadslid (prof.) J.V. du Plessis verwelkom. Tydens aan verleen. (Kyk berig op bladsy 8.) die byeenkoms het mnr. Jan Smit, die lystingsargitek van die Provinsiale Administrasie van die Oranje Vrystaat 'n lesing en skyfievertoning gegee oor wat al tot dusver met die lysting van ou geboue bereik is, asook 'n uiteensetting van sy norme vir evaluasie. Daarna het ons die gaste in 'n meer gemoedelike stemming probeer kry met 'n guitige sang-revueprogram deur die Bloemfonteinse Onderwyserskollege. In hierdie vrolike atmosfeer van sang en musiek, gemeng met 'n tikkie nostalgie, het die gaste verskuif na die kostafels waar tradisionele geregte soos sosaties, !ewer in netvet, biltong , tuis­ gebakte brode en konfyt aangebied is . En so, al etende en met 'n glasie wyn in die hand, het die bewarendes mekaar opgesoek en het die geselskap begin koers kry na die een lekker gemeen­ skaplike onderwerp, "bewaring". Vrydagoggend het die Raadslede, elk met 'n koppie presiden- .sie-koffie in die hand , die raadsvergadering agter geslote deure begin. Daarvan kon ons nie verslag doen nie, maar wei van al die ellendes wat 6ns beleef het, natuurlik ook agter geslote Serious matters were discussed over a glass of wine. From deure, in verband met die reelings en organisasie wat vooraf so left to right: Mr G. de Korte (Kierksdorp), Mr G. van Zyl wei deurdink en beplan was . (Cape Town), Mr J.B.C. Roets (Johannesburg), Mr F.D. Con­ radie (National Vice-Chairman). Medaljes is onderskeidelik toegeken aan mnr. B.J. van der Walt van Potchefstroom en prof. P.J . Nienaber van Bloemfon­ tein vir hulle besondere bydrae op die gebied van die bewaring. En so by die terugskou van hierdie plegtige geleentheid, beset ek weer eens dat Vrydagaand 'n besonderse aand was, 'n aand gehul in die statige elegansie van die Ou Presidensie, 'n aand om te onthou! Saterdag was die dag van die algemene jaarvergadering, die bustoer en vleisbraai buite op die plaas. Met die jaarvergadering was dit aanvanklik die gedagte dat dit vervelig is om te luister na al die takke se jaarverslae, maar ek kan u verseker dat dit die verrykendste ervaring van die naweek was , want daar het ons van mekaar geleer, het ons nuwe idees vir projekte gekry en kon ons aantekeninge maak van oom Ben se fondsinsamelingsveld­ There was time for conversation, with, from left to right: togte en weer eens 'n heimlike besluit neem dat ons al hierdie Mrs M. Visagie (Hartenbos), Prof. H.W. Snyman, (National nuwe idees ook gaan toepas. Dit is by die vergadering waar ons Chairman), Mrs H. Roets (Johannesburg). versterk en ook aangemoedig is om hierdie lang , en soms ook eensame, pad van bewaring met nuwe geesdrif aan te pak . Vir my het die skeefloop al begin toe ek op die lughawe een Ons het ook 'n bustoer ingepas om te gaan kyk na die "sig­ van die Raadslede moes gaan oplaai en ek hoopvol na my on­ bare spore van ons erfenis." Ons was by die pas gerestou­ bekende gas, ook 'n skynbaar vreemde besoeker stap, en vra: reerde Tweetoringkerk, die Freshfordhuis wat tans gerestoureer "U wag nie dalk vir Stigting Simon van der Stel nie," en hy ant­ word en die Hertzoghuis wat ook gerestoureer en as huismu­ woord : "Nee Juffrou, ek wag vir Jan van Riebeeck." seum ingerig is . Ons was bevoorreg om die eerste te wees wat Ons kon egter nie nalaat om met Bloemfontein en ook ons eie kon gaan kyk na die ingeskryfde modelle vir die kompetisie ter "toring" te spog nie en ons het toe Vrydagmiddag ons gaste na verbetering en ontwikkeling van Bloemspruit. En as verrassing die Draairestaurant bo-op die C.R. Swart-gebou geneem vir en tot bittere spyt van die wat by die hotel agtergebly het, was middagete. ons ook by die orgideehuis. 8 RESTORICA- OCTOBER 1986 Ek kan aan geen beter manier dink om 'n paar dae se verga­ aile geboue met 'n historiese karakter te behou nie, aangesien derings mee at te sluit as met 'n vleisbraai nie. Met tipiese Vry­ vooruitgang voortdurend nuwe eise aan stadsbeplanning stel en staatse gasvryheid het Bloemfontein se stadsvaders ons op die dit soms noodsaaklik word om 'n ou gebou te sloop. Met die plaas Brandkop van raadslid Ewald Fichardt onthaal waar die drang na vernuwing en selfstandigheid is ons in SA egter nog te spore van die stoere Fichardt-familie le wat sedert 1848 oor die geneig om 'n gebou eenvoudig net te sloop wanneer hy 'n geslagte heen sakelui, raadslede en burgemeesters opgelewer sekere leeftyd bereik het, en daarteen moet gewaak word. het. Om die korrekte keuse ten opsigte van die sloping van Na afloop van die vleisbraai en soveel oorvloed en opwinding geboue te kan maak, is die opleiding van kundiges belangrik - was daar waarlik nog 'n paar wat vir 'n laataand-bioskoopvertoning opleiding wat persone in staat sal stel om die kwaliteit en kul­ kans gesien het. Ek het my egter vinnig uit die voete gemaak tuurwaarde van bestaande geboue voortdurend te evalueer. want die leemte het groat in my kom le, wetende dat met die ver­ Nuwe kennis en vaardighede moet aangeleer word en daar trek van die vliegtuig die volgende oggend, daar 'n gemis sal moet 'n bewustheid gekweek word vir die geweldige verant­ wees na die vriendelike bewaringsmense van Stiging Simon van woordelikheid om die regte keuses te maak.
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