Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC24/NAMM/0010
Inventory Number
3318CD1099
Site Name
Time ball clock
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 00:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 00:32.
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Site Recording Admin Comments
The first time ball in Cape Town stood on a wooden tower in mid 19th century in Observatory. With the development of the docks in 1860's that ball was no longer visible to the ships in the harbour. The second one was built in the slopes of Signal Hill.and that was replaced by this one in the V&A Waterfront Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1894Designer: Gabriel FaganBuilder: UCT Department of Mechanical Engineering was responsible for reconstructingPerson/Institution Commemorated: It was made for navigational aids fir sailors during the 19th centuryRecorder Name: Viwe Qhageni, Khanyisile Bushu
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Monument Type
Description
Time-Balls were a visual time signal for ships in port. Ship masters used them to check their chronometers. This instrument is a type of Mariners clock employed to determine longitude at sea.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1894
Construction Materials
Fiber glass
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Event Commemorated
Time signal for ships in port
Inscriptions
It was built in 1894
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.905827, 18.41923
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
St James Anglican Church is located at Gladstone St, Dundee, 3000, South Africa.
Church is opposite the Dundee Police Station and near the roundabout
Church is opposite the Dundee Police Station and near the roundabout
Access details
It's accessible because it's situated in V&A waterfront
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:23.
Administration Description
Data moved. Scheduled for deletion.
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate
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