Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3326BC117
Site Name
Memorial to 1820 Settlers, Grahamstown
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 12:43
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 10:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The first Memorial for the 1820 Settlers stone was soft and did not last.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To Commemorate British Settlers of 1820 which was erected here in their Honour a Century after their landing.
Original Position
The monument is in the original position, however the monument itself is a recreation of the original which stood on the same place
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Designer
Construction Date Comment
1953
Construction Materials
Granite
Paid for by
1820 Settlers' Association of South Africa
Event Commemorated
1820 British Settlers
Unveiled By
Inscriptions
THIS MONUMENTWAS ERECTED IN 1953 BY THE 1820 MEMORIAL SETTLERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA ANDWAS UNVEILED BY NOEL HAMISH GILFILLANNATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THAT ASSOCIATIONDESIGNED BY IVAN MITFORD-BARBERTON, ARCAIT REPLACED AND PERPETUATES A MEMORIAL TOTHE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820 WHICH WASERECTED HERE IN THEIR HONOUR A CENTURYAFTER THEIR LANDING
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.312089, 26.523055
Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman
- Makana
Directions to Site
No 97 Thabo Mbeki drive next to Mokapane Mall.
Access details
Open access
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:07.
Administration Description
Multiple 1820 settle monuments. File number requires confirmation
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate
Media
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