Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3322CD103
Site Name
Henry Douglas Warden Memorial, St Mark's Cathedral, George
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, May 3, 2021 - 09:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, May 3, 2021 - 09:50.
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
These is the cemetery of the founder of Bloemfontein but he is buried here in GeorgePurpose:Date Unveiled: 13 October 1940Designer: Stone donated by mess rs. E E. Bolt and Sons BloemfonteinBuilder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Henry Douglas WardenRecorder Name: Masego moleme. Luyanda Bokwana
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Description
Found Bloemfontein in 1846 as a fort British army major Henry Douglas Warden as British outpost in the trans orange region at that stage occupied by various groups of people including Cape Colony boers Griqua and Basotho so then they decided to bury him here in George
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
13 October 1940
Construction Materials
Granite
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
Founder of Bloemfontein
Unveiled Comment
Citizens of O.F.S
Inscriptions
2 February 1800-died in 2 december 1856
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.957883, 22.458708
Western Cape
- Eden
- George
Directions to Site
South
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