About This Attraction
Directly across the road from the East London City Hall is the Cuthbert’s Building. This imposing treble-story building with its Flemish Renaissance gables, was designed by the architects Parker and Forsyth of Cape Town and erected in 1901.
The elements of this building are highly eclectic but combine to create a rather fine building. A special mention must be made too, of the very fine cast-iron balustrading which tops the street verandah roof.
This building is best viewed in its urban context as a homogenous part of the group which includes The Town Hall and the old Public Library.