Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930DA100
Site Name
Old Halfway Station, Station Road, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 18:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 18:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1999Designer: Durban Metro CommitteeBuilder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Sizwe Landi
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Centenary Commemoration of the Anglo-Boer War.
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1999
Construction Materials
Hard clear plastic
Pedestal Material
Concrete wall
Event Commemorated
Anglo-Boer War
Unveiled Comment
Durban Metro
Inscriptions
Anglo-Boer War, Anglo-Boereoorlog 100, Impi yamaBhunu namaNgisi Halfweg Halte, Halfway Point, Isikhumulo Esimaphakathi Nendawo. This station was used as the half way stop between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Passengers got off the train for twenty minutes to enjoy a meal at the Inchanga Hotel. Plaque erected by the Durban Metro Committee for the Centenary commemoration of the Anglo-Boer War.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.741874, 30.663807
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
On Generaal Delarey street in the local municipality offices. Outside the Delareyville Public Library.
Access details
Accessible to the public (no permission required)
Media
Media
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