Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2531CC35
Site Name
Jock of the Bushveld Statue, Barberton Magistrate's Office, Barberton
Site Category
Monuments & Memorials
References
Reference Types
Website
Citation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_of_the_Bushveld
Record Administration
Author
Simthandile.Tito
Post date
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 15:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, March 8, 2021 - 15:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
DC32/NAMM/0012
Recording date
Recorders
Evans Honyile
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Person/Institution Commemorated: Mrs. Mackie-Niven ,the daughter of the late Percy Fitzpatrick and moved to it's present position during Barberton 'a Centenary in 1984.
Classifications
Monument Type
Statue
Description

To commemorate the honorary freedom of barberton being conferred on the state president, Mr Marais Viljoen DMS.
Percy FitzPatrick’s daughter and only surviving child, Cecily Niven promoted her father’s legacy in the Lowveld by erecting bronze plaques and statues at places of significance to the story of Jock. The most famous statue of Jock was sculpted by the well-known South African artist, Ivan Mitford-Barberton. It was erected on a farm in the Lowveld, but was moved to the Barberton, Mpumalanga Town Hall in 1984, during the town’s centenary.

Original Position
Fitzpatrick Park
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Ivan Mitford-Barberton
Designer
Ivan Mitford-Barberton
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
Barberton Centenary
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Mrs. Mackie-Niven
Inscriptions
Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick.[1] The book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross,[2][3][4] during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic).
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.789985, 31.051888
Mpumalanga
  • Ehlanzeni
  • City of Mbombela
Directions to Site
When you driving on the N4 toll route, after the eMgwenya Tunnel there is a entrance into the tunnel.
Access details
Public Accessible
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:22.
Administration Description

the recording is largely copy/paste from the Wikipedia article. should be referenced properly
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate

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