Basic Site Details

Name: Central Station Buildings
City or county: Johannesburg
Country: South Africa
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Notes: Architectural competition in which eight designs were submitted

Mr Thomas A Moodie who left Glasgow for South Africa to take up the position of principal architect of the Central South African Railway Company at Johannesburg has brought credit to Glasgow and the Architectural Department of the Technical College in which he received his training by a remarkable success. Competitive plans from selected firms were invited by the company for the new railway offices in Johannesburg, and on his application, Mr Moodie was allowed to join in the competition. His plans have been selected and arrangements are now being made for the carrying out of his design, which is estimated to entail an expenditure of half a million sterling. [British Architect 11 September 1903 Page 186]

Note - British Architect 16 October 1903 gives approx cost of £400,000

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Railway station  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11903 Competition results announced 

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1Thomas Anderson Moodie  1903Before 1909 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3British Architect11 September 1903  p186
Item 2 of 3British Architect16 October 1903  p275 - competition results
Item 3 of 3RIBA JournalMay 1948 London: Royal Institute of British Architectsp321