Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
2006-SAHRA-0097/VLK2 s.37, Alternate
Inventory Number
2627BB77
Site Name
Jameson Surrender Monument, Vlakfontein, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 09:10
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 16:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The memorial site is in a private property. Whereby the public has no access to it. The historical information on the plague can no longer be seen.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Mark's the spot on which the cottage stool from where Dr jameson and Officers surrendered
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Marble
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Sand stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
2 January 1896 The Boer Forces
Inscriptions
Jamerson Raid This tree stump Mark's the spot on which the cottage stool from where Dr Jamerson and his officers surrounded 2 January 1896 To The Boer forces
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by sandiswa.mkuba on Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 09:30.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Recording Media
GPS
Primary?
Yes
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.207217, 27.807244
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Access details
Controlled it's in a private property
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:04.
Administration Description
Site is described as a fenced and stone-paved area containing a tree stump and faded
wooden information board. According to this board, the tree stump marks the locality
where the cottage stood in which Dr. Jameson actually surrendered to the Boer forces. The site appears to have been demolished.
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: Demolished/Destroyed
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
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