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The Deanery

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About The Deanery

Approximate installation date.

Address

43 St Davids Rd. Upper Houghton
2019

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THE DEANERY Originally designed in 1908 as a modest single-storey home by Robert Howden, its fortunes changed when it was bought by the Hunt family, owners of Williams Hunt Chevrolet, in the late 1920s. Elegant gables were added to the northern faade, and then an additional storey. It was used as the official residence of the Dean of St MaryÕs Cathedral in the 1960s and 70s, a politically Ð charged time for the Church. Subsequent owners include Ferrari aficionado and racing-car driver Libero Pardini and Rabbi Rapoport.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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