Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC26/NAMM/0015
Inventory Number
2931CC627
Site Name
J Medley Wood- Curator, Botanic Gardens 1882, Berea, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 20:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 20:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Well maintainedPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: John medley wood gatesRecorder Name: Thabile Mtshezi
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To honor john medley wood gates
Original Position
Original
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Iron
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
Jubilee gates circa 1897
Inscriptions
Botanic gardens established 1849 medley wood gate.The wrought-iron gate stood for the 100 years at the main entrance to the Durban botanic gardens where the old main path and st Thomas road met.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.847417, 31.008021
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
It is ten minutes from the Makhosini Primary School, towards the Mbembervi river. There are road indicators written King King Ndaba's gravesite, on the right side of the road.
Access details
Access controlled
Media
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