- Intro – The Bedfordview Kensington Heritage Walk – 2023 Sept 24
- Thank you
- The Route – The Bedfordview Kensington Heritage Walk – 2023 Sept 24
- Heritage Sites We Walk Past
- Photo Gallery – Jeppe High School for Girls
- Photo Gallery – Enjoyable Walk Pretty Spring Flowers in Kensington
- Upcoming Events – Join us
- Join ILK – Kensington Heritage
- Winter Flowers in Joburg
- Worth Mentioning…
Intro – The Bedfordview Kensington Heritage Walk – 2023 Sept 24
Happy Heritage Day! It was a glorious day in Johannesburg. Cape Town and surrounds are experiencing devastating floods and in Joburg we could do with a bit of rain. But even without rain, pretty flowers are blooming everywhere displaying a rainbow of beautiful colours.
The highlight of our walk was a visit to the venerable Jeppe High School for Girls a subject for another blog post.
Dina Gonçalves was responsible for raising funds to build the bridge just before she passed away. She was such an amazing person and was so passionate about her teaching and her duties as Headmistress.
Artemis le Roux, Alumni Jeppe High School for Girls
The water feature statue at the entrance to the school was donated by a former learner and is a copy of the statue Putto with Dolphin which is located in the Michelozzo courtyard, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence.
Karen Poole
My daughter attended Jeppe Girls from 2011-2015. I got involved in the Parent Association & was on the SGB as well. Each time I go back to the school I’m impressed at how well maintained the buildings, school grounds & gardens are. Well done to the SGB, the staff, Estate Management team, parents & the pupils. Great team effort. It’s great also to see additional sports facilities, such as the Hockey 🏑 Astro turf, & the much improved volleyball 🏐 courts & soccer ⚽️ 🥅 field, added to the school, to give the girls an opportunity to participate in different codes of sport.
Navin B. Manager Keep KiCKing
Thank you
Thank you to the hosts Erik, Navin and Paul. Thank you to everyone who participated on the walk and a special welcome to first timers. Thank you Paul for organizing entry to Jeppe High School for Girls. Everyone enjoyed visiting the venerable school. Thank you to everyone who contributed with all those amazing photos: Karen, Navin, Paul, Rochelle and Tony.
Our gratitude to Navin, to the Members of ‘Keep It Cklean‘ and to everyone else who regularly contribute to keeping our suburb clean👍👌🙏.
We did our 1100 calories workout👍👌👏😎. Please do join us on upcoming Kensington walks as well as on our hikes at Klipriviersberg.
The Route – The Bedfordview Kensington Heritage Walk – 2023 Sept 24
The Route – Distance, Time and Calories Burnt
Distance: 12.83 km
Moving time:
Calories:
The Route on Strava
Heritage Sites We Walk Past
| Heritage Site | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jeppe High School for Girls | ||
| Dykeneuk (Stone House) | Architect: Sir Herbert Baker (1904). | |
| Dix House (Tibetan Buddhist Centre) | Built by C.W. Dix (1904). | |
| Jeppe High School for Boys | Architect: Sir Herbert Baker (1909). The school was named after Julius Jeppe who donated the grounds to the school. | |
| World War I Monument | Prime Minister Jan C. Smuts unveiled the World War I Monument at the school. | |
| Scottish Horse Memorial | Erected in memory of men who died during the South African Anglo-Boer War in 1901 – 1902. | |
| Kensington Castle | Built by Samuel Scott Wilson in 1911. This is a replica of the Rothesay-on-Bute Castle in Scotland | |
| Source: ILK – Kensington Heritage |
Did you know? Jeppe High School for Girls has for the 29th consecutive year achieved a 100% matric pass rate👍👌🎉🥳🎈👏👏👏
As we travel through our streets & suburbs today, let’s admire and appreciate 🙏🏽 our environment & acknowledge the efforts ✊🏽🙌🏼 of everyone who’s made and is making a positive impact in keeping our streets & environment litter and illegal dumping free.
Keep KiCKing 🙏🏽🚯🚮🧤🧤🧹♻️🗑️🙌🏼✊🏽🇿🇦
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Photo Gallery – Jeppe High School for Girls
Photo Gallery – Enjoyable Walk Pretty Spring Flowers in Kensington
Upcoming Events – Join us
Join our monthly Bedfordview Kensington Heritage Walks.
Last Sunday of the month.
Read more >
Join our monthly 11K and 15K Hikes at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve. First Sunday of the month.
Read more >
Join ILK – Kensington Heritage
Winter Flowers in Joburg
Worth Mentioning…
It is worth mentioning that:
- In these walks and hikes you meet friends and you make new ones.
- Kensington is a Buyer’s Paradise – large, affordable homes, good schools (private and public), the nearby shopping malls of Bedford Centre, Park Meadows and Eastgate, tree lined streets, friendly people, a lovely suburb. It is most enjoyable to walk, run and/ or cycle in many parts of Kensington.
As one walks through the suburb it is encouraging to see how individuals and companies are renovating their properties and in so doing, increasing the value of their properties as well as the value of adjacent properties👍👌👏. Conversely the owners who do not care to even paint their walls decrease the market value of all the properties in the street they are in👎.
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