3 Trematon Place Parktown

Trematon Place was the first home of Johannesburg City Ballet. In 1960 it acquired the unused Parktown Boys School. It was here that professional ballet in the Transvaal began.Johannesburg City Ballet evolved into PACT Ballet. After incarnations as The State Theatre Ballet and South African Ballet Theatre, it is now Joburg Ballet, operating at the Joburg Theatre. (Blue plaque inscription) Note from Alastair Reay: Park Town Preparatory School', (ie. PTPS) would be a more accurate name for 'Parktown Boys School'.

Alternative Name:

P.T.P.S, Trematon House

Rating:

B - Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Builder:

Unknown

Architect:

PEARSE Geoffrey Eastcott

Architectural Firm:

Not applicable

Location Details

Street Number:

Street Name:

Trematon Place

Township:

Parktown

Erf Number:

897 (portion of)

SG ID:

T0IR0502000000008970000000

Links and Sources

Source/s:

Parktown Listings supplied by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (Revised 2016)

Blue plaque research

Photos from The Heritage Portal

Declaration Status:

Not Declared

Blue Plaque:

Yes

Construction Date - Completion:

1913

Circa:

1910-1919