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Machinery from yesteryear Vintage farm implements on display A centenary Belhambra tree

Flowering perennials in the gardens include Alstroemerias, Foxgloves, Watsonias and colourful bedding plants The maze garden with clipped Buxus and centre piece
fountain

Victorian tea pavilion The Baynes homestead Victorian farm cottage

the dairy industry in the province. He was public and personal record shows that For further information visit
also a member of the Natal Government, he was a man way ahead of his time in https://baynesfield.co.za/
Minister of Land Affairs for a brief period espousing compassion, understanding and
and was instrumental in managing the the liberalisation of race relations towards About the author
draining of Congella swamps to develop non-white groups. Baynesfield Estate and Dr Jonathan Foley is a landscape designer,
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Maydon Wharf at the Durban harbour, heritage gardens bear lasting testimony to writer and consultant. He may be contacted
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1 Joseph Baynes – Pioneer by Reg Pearse,1983. 2 Race Relations Pioneer – The Legacy of Joseph Baynes, by Duncan du Bois, 2016. 083 320 4335. n
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