Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
CPT/NAMM/0085
Inventory Number
2930DD496
Site Name
Railway Station, Old Main Road, Gillitts
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 15, 2021 - 17:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 15, 2021 - 17:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
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 and plastic board
Pedestal Material
Concrete brick wall
Event Commemorated
Anglo-Boer War
Inscriptions
Anglo-Boer War Anglo-Boereoorlog Impi yamaBhunu namaNgisi Isiteshi i-Gillitts Gillitts Stasie Gillitts Station This building was formerly used as the Gillitts Railway Station. During the war British troop trains stopped here and were greeted by the local residents. Horses, shipped from throughout the British Empire, arrived here battle worn, sick and injured en route to the Remount Depot. Plaque erected by the Durban Metro Committee for the Centenary commemmoration of the Anglo-Boer War.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.793348, 30.80056
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Next to the parliament
Access details
Accessible to the public (no permission required)
Media
Media
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