Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC32/NAMM/0022
Inventory Number
3326BC121
Site Name
Battle of Grahamstown
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 22:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 22:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: 24 February 2001Designer: Smuts K.C on August 14 1912Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Pioneer womanRecorder Name: Fundiswa Ngindo ,Sandiswa Teyise
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To pioneer woman and to commemorate an incident at the Battle of Grahamstown April 22 1819 .
Original Position
A street moved to high street
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete and bronze
Pedestal Material
Sand stone bronze and concrete
Event Commemorated
Battle of Grahamstown
Unveiled Comment
Ms Nosimo Balindlela
Inscriptions
On this spot stood the tree under which Liet Col. Graham and Capt. STOCKENSTROM decided upon the present site of the City of Grahamstown June 1812
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.310552, 26.525968
Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman
- Makana
Directions to Site
At the entrance of Pilgrims Rest town opposite Pilgrims&Sabie news and MONA COTTAGE guest house.
Access details
It is in a public space everyone has access on .
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
Powered by Drupal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 South Africa License.