Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC690
Site Name
The Old Fort, 208 KE Masinga Road, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 21:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 21:03.
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Site Recording Admin Comments
The site is peppered with memorials and is brimming with beautiful trees and flowers, making it delightful to explore.Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Alexander Biggar George Biggar Robert Biggar John Cane John stubbs Thomas Calder Robert Russell John Kemble Richard Lovedale Charles Blanckernberg Richard Wood William Wood Richard or George Duffy Joseph Brown W. Bottomley Robert Joyce J. Clark Henry Batt Richard KingRecorder Name: Nyameka Dlawu
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Monument Type
Description
The Old Fort was named after the camp in which the British were besieged by the Boers in 1842, which they occupied till 1897. There after it was neglected until Colonel Molyneux revamped the building and its gardens. What were once the Old barracks rooms have now been renovated to serve as retirement accommodation for ex soldiers and their families. The site is open for public to explore and learn it, the rooms where families stay are restricted to be visited.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bricks, Stones
Pedestal Material
Stones
Event Commemorated
It commemorates early colonists of Natal who were accompanied by 800 loyal natives who went to the aid of the Voortrekkers in 1838.
Inscriptions
This site commemorates early colonists of Natal who were accompanied by 800 loyal natives to the aid of the Voortrekkers in 1838.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.851373, 31.025706
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
It's in Vereeniging, you use the The R82 from the problem road that leaves Gauteng province to the Free state. The road has a bridge that crosses the Vaal river, right after the bridge, before you leave the province the Golf course is located next to the Vaal river.
Access details
Public access
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