Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC613
Site Name
John Ross Statue, Margaret Mncadi Ave, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 19:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 19:03.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Man standing ready to fightPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The John Ross Statue is dedicated to a fourteen year old boy who walked approximately six hundred kilometers to obtain medicine for the people of Port Natal. He later earned a reputation as a humanitarian, as he fought against slavery in South Africa. The statue is situated in front of John Ross's former home on Margaret Mncadi Avenue.
Original Position
Original
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
World War
Unveiled Comment
2010
Inscriptions
The memorial commemorates the South African man who died 1 August 1866
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.860774, 31.031098
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Its located in magangeni in elim village .
We use the road to vleifontein and turn left on the first junction it's up in the hill
We use the road to vleifontein and turn left on the first junction it's up in the hill
Access details
Public access.
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