Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0078
Inventory Number
2930DD468
Site Name
Grave of Dick King, 4 Delhoo Lane, Isipingo
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 18:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 18:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Grave Yard with 8 graves (Moderator comment: general description and access details requires attention, positioning needs to be verified )
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Memory of Richard Philip King born in Chatham England 28 November 1813 and died in Isipingo Natal 10 November 1871 aged 58.
Original Position
No
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Date Comment
1871
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Concrete blocks and stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Memorial
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
The gallant act of Richard Philip King in riding overland to grahamstown for the relief of the remnant of the troops and othersOriginally known as Saint James Anglican Church and Cemetery, this small cemetery in Isipingo, 12 miles south of Durban, is now known as the Dick King Graveyard (see the memorial for Richard "Dick" King). The original Saint James Church was built in 1856 but was demolished in 1964.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.988449, 30.9247
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
The the entrance of the building is located on betrece street, next to the Betrece Clinic. It opposite YMCA bus rank on the road
Access details
it is situated in the Church yard, therefore access precinct through permission to enter the premises
Media
Media
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