Britse Setlaars – 1904 – Westminster

Heelwat Britse setlaars het net na die Anglo Boere oorlog hierheen gekom met opdragte om uit te voer. Daar is spesifiek plase uitgedeel en ander gekoop, nadat die Britse regering die Vrystaat en ZAR geannekseer het.   (Duke) Westminster het in die Vrystaat begin. Moontlik ander gebiede ook. Die Engelse se plase het nie afgebrand nie,… Continue reading Britse Setlaars – 1904 – Westminster

Westminster in South Africa 1904

  *At the end of the Anglo Boer Wars, Lord Milner sponsored a settlement scheme in that part of the Orange Free State which stretched roughly from Thaba Nchu to Wepener. This area was known as 'The Conquered Territory' because it was the scene of the wars between the Free State Burghers and the Basuto… Continue reading Westminster in South Africa 1904

Duke of Westminster, London

  The Duke of Westminster’s property group had planned to demolish Walden House in London to make way for a new luxury development. Hugh Grosvenor is pictured above in 2018.     A new housing development spearheaded by the Duke of Westminster has failed after council residents already living on the site accused the company of… Continue reading Duke of Westminster, London