Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3326BC123
Site Name
1820 Settlers Monument, Grahamstown
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 10:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 11:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
There is a Plaque that commemorates the restoration and improvement of this Monument after the fire of 1994 and it's Inuagration in 1996 by the state President Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The Monument is Dedicated to the memory of the Settlers of 1820 and later British immigrants. It's Auditorium lecture halls and other facilities are open to all, to enjoy and enlarge our heritage of language and culture and to perpetuate our traditions of tolerance and freedom of speech.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Designer
Construction Materials
Bricks,concrete and stones
Pedestal Material
Bronze,tombstones and stones
Event Commemorated
English Settlers who arrived many years ago.
Unveiled Comment
1974
Inscriptions
The Monument was built to commemorate the English settlers who arrived on our continent so many years ago and as a venue that will contribute to the surrounding community.
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.319484, 26.51914
Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman
- Makana
Directions to Site
It's in the corner between Piet Bosman Street and Dr Nelson Mandela Road in Potchefstroom, back opposite of Boys High School, front opposite of Potchefstroom rugby club.
Access details
Permission needed to access it but it's very accessible you can even visit on weekends.
Media
Media
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