The Donkin Houses - National Monuments - Port Elizabeth - South Africa

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#004000" vlink="#004000" alink="#004000"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle" height="35"><font face="Verdana" size="1">  <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></script> </font> </td> </center> <td width="50%" valign="middle" height="35"> <p align="right"><img border="0" src="images/t_introduction.gif" align="top" width="121" height="27"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="90%" valign="top"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <img border="0" src="images/e.gif" align="left" width="31" height="31">ighteen terraced houses line <b><font color="#004000">Donkin Street</font> </b>in <font color="#004000"><b>Port Elizabeth</b></font>, a city situated in the south eastern part of <font color="#004000"><b>South Africa</b></font>.  These remarkable houses, known as the <font color="#004000"><b>Donkin Street Houses</b></font>, are styled in <font color="#004000"><b>Victorian architecture</b></font> and form part of the historical heritage of Port Elizabeth – a city affectionately known as the <font color="#004000"><b>Friendly City</b></font>.</font> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img border="0" src="images/house_with_church.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="227">The Donkin Houses have a history dating back to the 1850’s when the local authority started a land fill programme, resulting in the terraced Donkin Street. The Donkin Houses themselves have changed very little in the 144 years, needing only a face-lift in the mid 1960’s. It was also then that the efforts of various pressure groups ensured that these historic houses were declared National Monuments. All but one of the 18 Donkin Houses carry the badge of the National Monument Council.</font></p> <blockquote> <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#004000">"</font></b><i><b><font color="#004000"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Any alterations rather than restoration, of this row of houses would be a great loss to the City of Port Elizabeth."</font><font face="Verdana" size="1"><br> </font></font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Extract from a letter supporting Monument status</font></i></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <hr width="90%" size="1" color="#004000"> <p align="center"><i><font face="Verdana" size="1">© Copyright 1999<br> Designed, maintained & hosted by<br> <a href="http://www.idesign.co.za">Internet Design cc</a></font></i> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </center> <td width="10%" valign="top"> <p align="right"> <img border="0" src="images/border.gif" width="46" height="264"><br> <img border="0" src="images/border.gif" width="46" height="264"><br> <img border="0" src="images/border.gif" width="46" height="264"></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>