Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC12/NAMM/0030
Inventory Number
2931CC698
Site Name
West and Gardiner Street names, 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 street names have changed to Dr Pixley KaSeme and Dorothy Nyembe StreetsPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The memorial street names are in remembrance of the annual events held in the city to honor those who died in battle
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Metal
Pedestal Material
Metal
Event Commemorated
Armistice Day
Inscriptions
This commemorates the annual Armistice Day remembrance service, when members of the Moths, Scottish Pipers, South African Army and Citizenry gather to remember those Durbanites who fell in battle during World War 1 and 2. Each year marching pipers go down the street to the impressive and colourful Art Deco-styled Great War Memorial that lies adjacent to the street.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.858286, 31.024789
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
N2 Peddie to King William'sTown,10 km from Peddie you turn left to Emqwashini Location.
Access details
Accessible to the public
Media
Media
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