Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930DD480
Site Name
Colonel James Henry Bowker Monument, Escombe, Queensburgh
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 16:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 16:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Memorial of Colonel James Henry Bowker
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Construction Date Comment
1904
Construction Materials
White Limestone
Pedestal Material
Concrete and Limestone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Unveiled Comment
1904
Inscriptions
In Memory of Colonel James Henry Bowker. F.L.S., F.R.C.S. & C. An Ardent Naturalist, especially in the Department of Entomology and Botany. At one time (1868-1871.) H.E. The High Commissioner's Agent in Basutoland, and thereafter for many years, Commandant of the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police, Cape Colony. Born in Lower Albany, Cape Colony, 1826. Died at Malvern, Natal, 27th October, 1900.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.879606, 30.899791
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
On the N1 road
Access details
Accessible to the public (no permission required)
Media
Media
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