Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2828AC24
Site Name
Basotho Wars Memorial, Bethlehem Town Hall, Bethlehem
Site Category
References
Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 16:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 16:03.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:1875, the Basotho War Memorial, on the hill near the Fort, was unveiled in memory of the Burghers that lost their lives during the Basotho war of 1865-1866.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
In memory of the Soldiers/ Burghers that lost their lives during the Basotho war of 1865-1866. Source: SA History online
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Designer
Construction Materials
Stone
Pedestal Material
Sandstone
Event Commemorated
Battle of Bethlehem 22.01.1866
Unveiled By
Inscriptions
Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.232781, 28.308334
Free State
- Thabo Mofutsanyane
- Dihlabeng
Directions to Site
Travel along Pixley kaSeme Street in Durban, KZN and keep left. As you travel keep an eye out for the big Truworths building located on the right hand side of the road. When you reach the point of being parallel to Truworths building, the site of Old Borough Offices will be located on your left side of the road. It is before the big Supabets building found a few meters in front.
Access details
Open to access.
Media
Media
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