Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930DD507
Site Name
Anglo Boer War Plaque, Fairydene Retirement Village, Sarnia, Pinetown
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 07:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 07:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Anglo Boer War and Princess Christian Hospital Memorial.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
Concrete
Brick
Marble
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Granite
Event Commemorated
Anglo Boer War.
Unveiled Comment
Ethekwini Municipality in 1999.
Inscriptions
/Anglo Boer War 1899. 100. 1999 Anglo Boereoorlog Impi yamaBhunu NamaNgisi Princess Christian Hospital Isibhedlela Inkosazane Christian Princess Christian Hospital Between 1900 and 1902, British troops and Boer prisoners of war were treated at the Princess Christian Hospital which stood on this site. The Hospital was named after Queen Victoria's daughter and the prefabricated buildings were donated by Alfred Mosely on land loaned by Frank Stevens. The 100 bed Hospital was the first building to use electricity in Pinetown. This was supplied by an accumulator on the Sarnia Railway Station and served the X-ray equipment, Dark Room, Operating Theaters and Dispensary/
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.835251, 30.875097
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Voortrekker Street
Access details
Accessible through permission from front office representatives.
Media
Media
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