Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930CB388
Site Name
Buchanan Street Baths, Buchanan Street, Pietermaritzburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 22:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 22:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The building needs to be well maintained and restored. There should be events held at the sitePurpose:Designer: Street Wilson and Fyfe Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: The members of the seal swimming club who made the supreme sacrifice 1939 - 1945
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It's for leisure services, anyone who wants to swim
Original Position
It's located in it's original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1895 - 1896
Construction Materials
Bricks
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Concrete
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
His Worship Phillip Francis Payn
Inscriptions
These baths were presented to the city and Borough of Pietermaritzburg by W C Baker 1896
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.605287, 30.378629
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umgungundlovu
- The Msunduzi
Directions to Site
Luipaard Street opposite Von Brandis Street next to Caltex Krugersdorp, the war memorial is at the corner.
Access details
Public Access
Media
Media
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