Mayfair (F 9)

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Mayfair Mercy Convent
Mayfair


Founding and history
From the beginning of 1908, in response to a request from the Bishop, the Sisters of Mercy began to teach at a small school in Crown Road , Fordsburg. At Fordsburg the classes were taught in a large hall lent by Mr Arthur Connoly, a baker and confectioner. This large room was well ventilated and when the Sisters took over on January 29 1908, the walls had been freshly coloured and the floor scrubbed white. The seating accommodation was enough for about forty children. All classes were taught in this one room.

For the first six months the Sisters walked daily to and from Braamfontein, where they lived. The Catholics of Braamfontein considered the walk too much for the Sisters and organised a concert and dance which realised sufficient funds to buy a pony and trap. The pony was kept at the stables of Lion Brewery.

The Fordsburg district was very poor, but nearly all the pupils who attended paid a few shillings a month in fees. The Priest lent a room where music lessons were given twice a week at first, but later the numbers required two additional days and an additional Sister.

The surroundings were really unsuitable for a school but many attempts top get a better site were in vain. Then, in 1913, through the influence of Mr Sheridan of the Revenue Department, whose sister was a member of the Mafikeng community of the Sisters of Mercy, the present site in Mayfair was bought at a very reasonable price. There was not a single house between the mine dumps and the Convent at that time, but later the district grew into a popular suburb.



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