Bishopskop Parktown

In 1904 architects Baker, Masey & Sloper designed this house, tiny chapel and its gardens for Archdeacon Furse. Using the koppie stone quarried on the site, Sloper patiently taught the masons to shape the very hard rock. Elevated to Anglican Bishop in Pretoria (the See included Johannesburg) Furse continued to champion the mineworkers. He changed the Church's system of stipends by putting all Anglican priests on the same graded payroll, operating independently of the the wealth or otherwise of each parish. (Blue plaque inscription)

Rating:

A - Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Original Owner:

FURSE Michael Bolton (Bishop)

Builder:

Unknown

Architect:

BAKER Herbert

Architectural Firm:

Baker Masey & Sloper

Location Details

Street Number:

Street Name:

Gale Road

Township:

Parktown

Erf Number:

272, 273

SG ID:

T0IR0502000000002720000000, T0IR0502000000002730000000

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:

1904

Circa:

1900-1909