Beacon Royal

Beacon Royal
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeRental flats
LocationYeoville, South Africa
Completed1934
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Obel and Obel (of Astor Mansions and Circle Court)[1]

The Beacon Royal, also known as the Beacon Court, is an Art Deco block of flats constructed in 1934. This was a time of enormous growth as South Africa and the rest of the world emerged from the Great Depression. All over Yeoville and Bellevue in the years 1933 – 1934, blocks of flats were going up. The Beacon Court is located on stand 1044 at 55 Grafton Road/Louis Botha Avenue in Yeoville, Johannesburg. It was designed for PP Weisholtz by the brothers Obel and Obel[2] who were also responsible for Astor Mansions in Jeppe Street and the Circle Court in Willie Street which overlooked Clarendon Circle at the time.[3]