Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC668
Site Name
Numerous plaques at old fort ground and warriors gate, Masinga Street, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 22, 2021 - 10:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 22, 2021 - 10:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Captain SmithRecorder Name: Thabile Mtshezi
Classifications
Monument Type
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1842
Construction Materials
Brick, concrete, glass and wood
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
British war
Inscriptions
This model stands on portion of the earthworks constructed in 1842 (at the pointing market X on the model itself. It shows the camp as set out by Capt.Smith and the use made of the waggons.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.851342, 31.025354
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
From the Kimberley Hospital (Now known as Robert Sobukwe Hospital) come straight towards Spur restaurant the monument will be on your right side just opposite Spur.
Access details
Access controlled
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