Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1107
Site Name
Rhodes Memorial, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 21:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 09:50.
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Inventory Reference
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Another full statue of Rhodes was situated on the UCT campus, on the lower part of Sarah Baartman Hall steps overlooking the university's rugby fields. During the protests of #feesmustfall in 2015 the statue was called for its removal and has since been permanently removed.Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1912Designer: Sir Herbert Baker & Sir Francis MaceyBuilder: George Frederic Watts and John Macallan SwanPerson/Institution Commemorated: Cecil John RhodesRecorder Name: Nonkosinathi Grulwanyana & Yolanda Gontsana
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Monument Type
Description
To honour the life and work of Cecil John Rhodes.
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1912
Construction Materials
Cape granite and bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
The life and work of Cecil John Rhodes
Unveiled Comment
Not mentioned
Inscriptions
Inscription on monument "To the spirit and life work of Cecil John Rhodes who loved and served South Africa" also "The immense Nd brooding spirit still Shall quicken and control Living he was the land, and dead, His soul shall be her soul!" Also below the horseman statue you'll find this inscription: "Energy the work of G.F Watts.RA and by him given you the genius of Cecil Rhodes"
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.952284, 18.459383
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Access details
Accessible to the public
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