Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC680
Site Name
Capt T C Smith Plaque, Farewell Square, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 17:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 17:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Inscriptions is fading away
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
In honor of Captain Thomas Charlton Smith and Dick King.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
White Tiles
Metal
Pedestal Material
Stone Bricks
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
In honor of Captain Thomas Charlton Smith and Dick King.
Inscriptions
/City of Durban//Centenary of Dick King//1842-1942//This plaque commemorates Captain Thomas Charlton Smith 27th Regiment after whom Smith street was named//Captain Smith Commanded Her Majesty's forces at the battle of Congella and defended the old fort against the Boers in May and June 1842//To secure reinforcements for Captain Smith, Dick King rode 600 miles from Port natal to Grahamstown in 10 days/
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.8593, 31.025006
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
The City hall building where Steve Biko Statue is standing is on the corner of Oxford street and Argyle street in East London CBD.
Access details
Publicly Accessible.
Media
Media
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