Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2729DD15
Site Name
Old Magazine, Scott Street, Newcastle
Site Category
Structures ยป Building
Record Administration
Author
sahrisprojectmanager
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:34
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/429/0017
Recording date
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Magazine
Associated People
History of use
Use Period Use
Historical
Arsenal
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.764121, 29.921823
KwaZulu-Natal
  • Amajuba
  • Newcastle
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 13051
Scott Street
Central
Newcastle
Directions to Site
Lot 13051, Newcastle Township, with the old Armoury thereon, as indicted by the figure ABCD ON Surveyors Digram SG 2570/1977, dated 27th October 1977 and filed in the office of the Surveyor-General, situate in the Borough of Newcastle, incom
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 249863
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle. It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914-1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of Newcastle.

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 220728
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Declaration Description

Lot 13051, Newcastle Township, with the old Armoury thereon, as indicated by the figure A B C D on Surveyor'sDiagram SG 2570/1977, dated 27th October 1977 and filled in the office of the Surveyor-General, situate in the Borough o Newcastle, incom.
Status History: Proclaimed as a national monument 15 September 1978.
History; Presumably built by military volunteers as an arsenal for defence of the area around Newcastle, and as a mobilisation centre for troops to serve in other areas, it can best be described as a monument to the volunteer regiments.

Gazette Date
Gazette Number
6153
Notice Date
Notice Number
1819
Deeds Number
T3217/1978
Diagram Number
T3217/978 (SG 2570/1977, dated 27 October 1977)
Archive Status
National monument
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