Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC29/NAMM/0015
Inventory Number
2930CB372
Site Name
PietermaritzburgConcentration Camp Memorial, Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 12:43
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:49
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Over grown trees and grassPurpose:
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Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the 167 people who died in the concentration camp in Pietermaritzburg near Botanical Garden Ridge who died over the period of two years
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Granite
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
The people who died in the concentration camp
Inscriptions
Established in August 1909 housing about 2599 people,the Pietermaritzburg concentration camps was the earliest camps to be set up. The camp is located on the bare that were administered by civilian authority,it was run by the military until October 1901. Initially the people were kept in tents that were made of canvas rooms and later solid housing was introduced. Despite some criticisms leveled,it had a low mortality rate compared to camps in the Transvaal. A total number of 167 people died at the camp over two years. The camp was closed in November 1902.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.607959, 30.384405
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umgungundlovu
- The Msunduzi
Directions to Site
Corner of Chief Albert Luthuli Street and Mahatma Gandhi Street, next to Ilembe District Civic Building.
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