Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0026
Inventory Number
3030CD33
Site Name
Uvongo War Memorial, Crescent Street, Uvongo
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, February 7, 2021 - 17:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Sunday, February 7, 2021 - 17:32.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The condition of the Memorial is disappointing, there is littering and there has been a high level of vandalism, the surrounding grounds are unkempt and there are two oversized trees attached to the pavillion and are causing structural damage.The Cannon Gun has been removed from site. The information plate has faded, we could barely read the engraving on the granite plate. The pavillion and Pedestal have numerous cracks.Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the men and women who lost their lives during the war of the British and the Boers it the 1800s.
Original Position
The monument is in its original position, however the cannon gun has been removed from the site.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
N/A
Construction Materials
Concrete, sandstone, granite
Pedestal Material
Concrete slaps
Event Commemorated
The Boer and British war
Unveiled Comment
1972
Inscriptions
This memorial commemorates the lives lost during the war of the British and the Boers. Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-30.832013, 30.392927
KwaZulu-Natal
- Ugu
- Ray Nkonyeni
Directions to Site
If starting your destination at any point of Anton lembede Street (formerly known as Smith Street.)
You continue your journey on the same Street up until you pass a grey hospital building known as Durdoc Medical Center Hospital. Outside it there is a big sign which is (Smith 480 Street).
From there you continue until you come across a brown and green apartment building on your far right which is positioned at the other end of the cross road,which enters towards Saint Joseph Nduli Street.
When entering Saint Joseph Nduli Street, you go straight ahead until you come across two lanes.
Turn to your left lane and continue straight ahead whiles cutting through Dr Kaseme street (formerly known as West Street).
You continue your journey on Saint Joseph Nduli Street until you reach a traffic light at the T-junction.
On this T-junction there are three lanes. U see any lane to turn right onto Johannes Nkosi St/M4/R102.
You continue till you see a white building with a (Trafalgar) sign at the top. You then turn to the lane on your right entering Wyatt Rd. Continue futher more till you reach the cemetary.
The Cannon gun is positioned outside the cemetery wall.
You continue your journey on the same Street up until you pass a grey hospital building known as Durdoc Medical Center Hospital. Outside it there is a big sign which is (Smith 480 Street).
From there you continue until you come across a brown and green apartment building on your far right which is positioned at the other end of the cross road,which enters towards Saint Joseph Nduli Street.
When entering Saint Joseph Nduli Street, you go straight ahead until you come across two lanes.
Turn to your left lane and continue straight ahead whiles cutting through Dr Kaseme street (formerly known as West Street).
You continue your journey on Saint Joseph Nduli Street until you reach a traffic light at the T-junction.
On this T-junction there are three lanes. U see any lane to turn right onto Johannes Nkosi St/M4/R102.
You continue till you see a white building with a (Trafalgar) sign at the top. You then turn to the lane on your right entering Wyatt Rd. Continue futher more till you reach the cemetary.
The Cannon gun is positioned outside the cemetery wall.
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