/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege1_893864.jpg "A gravel road leading to the old Bensonvale College, a path into the past. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege9_425039.jpg "One of the remaining mission buildings stand weathered and worn, silent reminders of the institution’s long history and the generations who passed through its grounds. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege8_398115.jpg "One of the remaining mission buildings stand weathered and worn, silent reminders of the institution’s long history and the generations who passed through its grounds. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege7_768914.jpg "The old dormitory blocks at Bensonvale College stand weathered and largely silent, their ageing walls preserving traces of the generations of students who once lived within them. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege6_773619.jpg "The old dormitory blocks at Bensonvale College stand weathered and largely silent, their ageing walls preserving traces of the generations of students who once lived within them. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege5_476664.jpg "The old dormitory blocks at Bensonvale College stand weathered and largely silent, their ageing walls preserving traces of the generations of students who once lived within them. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege4_819545.jpg "The old library stands weathered and abandoned, its walls holding the quiet memory of generations of students who once came here to read, study and dream. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege3_476125.jpg "The old dormitory blocks at Bensonvale College stand weathered and largely silent, their ageing walls preserving traces of the generations of students who once lived within them. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege2_502867.jpg "The old dormitory blocks at Bensonvale College stand weathered and largely silent, their ageing walls preserving traces of the generations of students who once lived within them. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege10_819040.jpg "A faded Kitchen sign clings to the wall, a quiet reminder of a space that once served generations of students and staff.(Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege12_242866.jpg "Faded marks on the walls of the old kitchen reveal where ovens once stood, remnants of a time when the space was at the heart of daily life at the institution. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege13_916035.jpg "A rusted electricity box hangs on the wall inside the abandoned kitchen, a stark reminder of a once bustling institution now left to decay. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege14_552090.jpg "Weathered pillars still stand proudly in the old dining hall at Bensonvale College, silent witnesses to the countless meals, conversations and memories once shared within these walls. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege15_675071.jpg "Looking outside through an openings where doors and a window once stood in the old kitchen. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Felix-Bensonvalecollege17_227796.jpg "Staircases leading out of the old kitchen at Bensonvale College in Sterkspruit. (Photo: Felix Dlangammandla)")
IN PICTURES
Bensonvale College — a fading monument to generations of teachers
Once a renowned teachers’ college in Sterkspruit, Bensonvale College of Education has deep roots in the Eastern Cape’s mission-education tradition. This photographic essay explores Bensonvale as a place of memory, documenting its decaying buildings and present-day life.
Weathered and decaying classrooms at the old Bensonvale College stand in silence, their walls bearing the marks of years gone by. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Comments
Scroll down to load comments...