Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2726AA4
Site Name
Transvaal Mission Station Memorials, Voortrekker Street, Witpoort, Wolmaransstad
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
It is in a segregated area where access has to be attained from the people of the church. It is there as a reminder of the late reverends who were the first to cross the Vaal RiverPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It is seen as a commemorative Mission Station for the Europeans who crossed the Vaal River.
Original Position
It is in its original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1822
Construction Materials
Tiles, stones and cement
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Unveiled Comment
Rev. S. Broadbent and Rev. T. L. Hodgson. 1822
Inscriptions
Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.175732, 26.120465
North West
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- Maquassi Hills
Directions to Site
It's in the corner between Fontein Street and Main Street in Kuruman.
Access details
One needs access to the site and permission has to be acquired from the church board or church council.
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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