Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC697
Site Name
Central Post Office (former Town Hall),Durban Central, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 12, 2021 - 14:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 12, 2021 - 14:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The memorial is in good conditionPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Phillip DudgeonBuilder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The building hosted the first South African National Convention
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1885
Construction Materials
Brick and concrete
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
South African National Convention
Inscriptions
The commemorate the first meeting place of the South African National Convention, which took place in a hall to the left of the building. It served as the town hall until the time of the Union in 1910
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.858358, 31.025355
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Adjacent from Alice Post Office is the Garden of Remembrance where the monument is found. Parking for this garden s located on the corner of Main and Pool Street.
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:23.
Administration Description
duplicate of https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/924070055
merge usable data and delete this record
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate
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