Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2930DD475
    Site Name
    Remains of Old Umbilo Water Works
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
    Monuments & Memorials Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Off
    Site Recording Admin Comments
    The site includes different features of the Water Works which can be identified on separate locations on either side of the river, however very close to each other. Included on the pictures are the remains of the Supports of the old 1887 pipes, the remains of the Water Works dam, now a concrete causeway as well as the remains of the waterworks destroyed in the flood.Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Durban MunicipalityPerson/Institution Commemorated: Old Umbilo Water WorksRecorder Name: Sizwe Landi
    Classifications
    Monument Type
    Original Position
    Original Position
    Contains Animal figures?
    No
    Contains Human figures?
    No
    Construction Date Comment
    July 1887
    Construction Materials
    Stone and Concrete
    Pedestal Material
    Concrete
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -29.833223, 30.896195
      KwaZulu-Natal
      • eThekwini
      Directions to Site
      From Pretoria Central use Francis Bard and at the corner of wessels St Arcadia
      Access details
      Accessible through consent at Paradise Valley Nature Reserve reception
      Administration of Protections
      Administration Description

      Duplicate of https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/924370005

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      Action Status: Pending
      Site Action: InformationUpdate

      Media
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