The The president and the coachman - a Pretoria Hidden History adventure.
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THE PRESIDENT & THE COACHMAN
A ONCE-OFF PRETORIA HISTORY EXPERIENCE
This tour will NOT be repeated.
What if you've been told only half the story?
Two men.
Two extraordinary lives.
One city caught in the middle of ambition, politics, wealth and war.
On 10 October, join Timetraveller for a once-off historical experience exploring the fascinating worlds of Paul Kruger and George Jesse Heys.
And there is something that makes this tour particularly special...
🏛️ OU RAADSAAL — RARE ACCESS
The Ou Raadsaal is not ordinarily open for casual public visits.
For this special tour, you will have the opportunity to go inside this remarkable historic building.
Stand where the government of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek conducted its business.
Imagine the politicians, businessmen, diplomats and power brokers who walked these halls at one of the most dramatic moments in Pretoria's history.
This is not simply a stop outside a historic building.
YOU ARE GOING INSIDE.
And when you stand within those walls, the story of Kruger, Heys, Pretoria's business elite and the final years of the ZAR takes on a very different dimension.
THE PRESIDENT
Paul Kruger — powerful, controversial and deeply embedded in the political struggles of the old ZAR.
Step inside his home at Kruger House and discover the man behind the famous beard, the politics and the mythology.
THE COACHMAN
George Jesse Heys — wealthy entrepreneur, transport magnate and the man behind magnificent Melrose House.
But was he simply a successful businessman?
Or was he far more closely connected to Pretoria's political elite than the conventional story suggests?
What really happened behind the scenes between the business interests of Pretoria and the government of the ZAR?
How much did wealth, transport, influence and access to information shape political power?
And as the final years of the ZAR unfolded...
who really stood to gain?
Some stories are documented.
Some are disputed.
And some have survived as conspiracy theories, rumours and historical whispers.
Your guide, Janet, is an experienced and passionate storyteller who brings the characters, scandals, personalities and unanswered questions of Pretoria's past to life.
This isn't a lecture.
It's history with a plot.
🏛️ MELROSE HOUSE
Enter the magnificent home of George Heys and discover the world of a Victorian tycoon whose fortune was built on transport and commerce.
🏛️ OU RAADSAAL
GO INSIDE THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING — AN OPPORTUNITY NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
🏠 KRUGER HOUSE
Step inside the home of Paul Kruger and discover the man behind the famous beard, the politics and the mythology.
ONE TOUR. THREE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. ONE VERY DIFFERENT STORY.
📅 10 October
⏰ 09:00
📍 Starts at Melrose House, Pretoria
🎟️ R500 per person
📞 083 206 2262
Entry to Melrose House, Ou Raadsaal AND Kruger House included.
⚠️ ONCE OFF. WILL NOT BE REPEATED.
Come for the history.
Stay for the stories.
Go inside the places where history happened.
A ONCE-OFF PRETORIA HISTORY EXPERIENCE
This tour will NOT be repeated.
What if you've been told only half the story?
Two men.
Two extraordinary lives.
One city caught in the middle of ambition, politics, wealth and war.
On 10 October, join Timetraveller for a once-off historical experience exploring the fascinating worlds of Paul Kruger and George Jesse Heys.
And there is something that makes this tour particularly special...
🏛️ OU RAADSAAL — RARE ACCESS
The Ou Raadsaal is not ordinarily open for casual public visits.
For this special tour, you will have the opportunity to go inside this remarkable historic building.
Stand where the government of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek conducted its business.
Imagine the politicians, businessmen, diplomats and power brokers who walked these halls at one of the most dramatic moments in Pretoria's history.
This is not simply a stop outside a historic building.
YOU ARE GOING INSIDE.
And when you stand within those walls, the story of Kruger, Heys, Pretoria's business elite and the final years of the ZAR takes on a very different dimension.
THE PRESIDENT
Paul Kruger — powerful, controversial and deeply embedded in the political struggles of the old ZAR.
Step inside his home at Kruger House and discover the man behind the famous beard, the politics and the mythology.
THE COACHMAN
George Jesse Heys — wealthy entrepreneur, transport magnate and the man behind magnificent Melrose House.
But was he simply a successful businessman?
Or was he far more closely connected to Pretoria's political elite than the conventional story suggests?
What really happened behind the scenes between the business interests of Pretoria and the government of the ZAR?
How much did wealth, transport, influence and access to information shape political power?
And as the final years of the ZAR unfolded...
who really stood to gain?
Some stories are documented.
Some are disputed.
And some have survived as conspiracy theories, rumours and historical whispers.
Your guide, Janet, is an experienced and passionate storyteller who brings the characters, scandals, personalities and unanswered questions of Pretoria's past to life.
This isn't a lecture.
It's history with a plot.
🏛️ MELROSE HOUSE
Enter the magnificent home of George Heys and discover the world of a Victorian tycoon whose fortune was built on transport and commerce.
🏛️ OU RAADSAAL
GO INSIDE THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING — AN OPPORTUNITY NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
🏠 KRUGER HOUSE
Step inside the home of Paul Kruger and discover the man behind the famous beard, the politics and the mythology.
ONE TOUR. THREE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. ONE VERY DIFFERENT STORY.
📅 10 October
⏰ 09:00
📍 Starts at Melrose House, Pretoria
🎟️ R500 per person
📞 083 206 2262
Entry to Melrose House, Ou Raadsaal AND Kruger House included.
⚠️ ONCE OFF. WILL NOT BE REPEATED.
Come for the history.
Stay for the stories.
Go inside the places where history happened.
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280 Scheiding St, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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