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Monday, February 22, 2021 - 09:50
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 22, 2021 - 09:50.
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Site Recording Admin Comments
The statue is in good conditionPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Richard 'Dick' King Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
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Monument Type
Description
The statue is in remembrance of Richard 'Dick' King who save Durban from the Boars in 1842
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Inscriptions
The Dick King Statue is dedicated to Dick King, who in 1842 rode 960 kilometers from Port Natal to Grahamstown. He intended to fetch a British frigate to help reinforce the British army after the Boers took control of Durban
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.861556, 31.025435
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
From the Dikgatlong municipality is 1 minutes walk down the street of correctional center
Access details
Public access, located in a park
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:17.
Administration Description
Merge recording with https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/dick-kings-statue
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