Such a shame... another historic cottage in Port Elizabeth, neglected by the owner and rented out to Nigerian drug dealers, has burned down. GRRRRRRRR. Another little bit of our heritage needlessly lost. I featured this house in my "Now and Then" series a while ago, you can see how it looked recently and in the 1880s.
It's sad seeing a historic cottage like this... I agree with you... such a shame...
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Rone and I was born in Port Elizabeth. I now live in England and it saddens me to see how my once beautiful city has become part of the BIG neglect.
ReplyDeleteRone, hi, it is sad to see neglect like this, but on the upside, HUGE strides are being made to reclaim Central, and big areas of Richmond Hill have been lovingly restored so it is not all gloom and doom at all! You used to be able to take your pick of "Fixer uppers" and now they are like hen's teeth here!
ReplyDeleteArtistically, the photo is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe story behind it is very sad, though...
It must be the work for highlighting our towns and cities neglected property. I have and several others done similar post this week.Your
ReplyDeletephotot perfectly illustrates your post.