The Kidson Weir is a weir located in the village of Henley on Klip on the Klip river in South Africa, and was named after Fenning Kidson, the grandson of an 1820 settler.[3]
Fenning was educated in England, but returned to South Africa as a young man and became a transport rider, a contemporary of Sir Percy FitzPatrick. Soon after the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War, news came to Kidson that a commando was on his way to his farm to arrest him. Under the noses of the Boers he escaped, riding sidesaddle, his burly frame crammed into his wife’s riding habit. He finally made his way to Natal, but returned to the Transvaal after the war, settling in Henley on Klip with his wife, Edith. The family home was named Tilham, which is the manor house on the river at the corner of Regatta and Shillingford Roads.[4]
Today
In December 2010, the village of Henley on Klip experienced heavy floods, after which, it was decided to do some work on improving the weir. In January 2012 work has started on the repairs to the pipes on the western side of the weir. In March 2012 plans were being drawn up to build a new bridge across the weir.[5][6]
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klip, river, this, article, about, river, gauteng, river, kwazulu, natal, kwazulu, natal, main, river, draining, portion, johannesburg, south, witwatersrand, basin, includes, johannesburg, soweto, mouth, river, vereeniging, where, empties, into, vaal, river, w. This article is about the river in Gauteng For the river in KwaZulu Natal see Klip River KwaZulu Natal The Klip River is the main river draining the portion of Johannesburg south of the Witwatersrand and its basin includes the Johannesburg CBD and Soweto 1 The mouth of the river is at Vereeniging where it empties into the Vaal River 2 which is a tributary to the Orange River Besides Vereeniging other towns along the river include Henley on Klip and Meyerton Klip RiverLocationCountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengPhysical characteristicsMouthVaal River at Vereeniging coordinates26 40 15 S 27 57 15 E 26 67083 S 27 95417 E 26 67083 27 95417 Coordinates 26 40 15 S 27 57 15 E 26 67083 S 27 95417 E 26 67083 27 95417 elevation1 414 m 4 639 ft Contents 1 The Kidson Weir 1 1 History 1 2 Today 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThe Kidson Weir EditThe Kidson Weir is a weir located in the village of Henley on Klip on the Klip river in South Africa and was named after Fenning Kidson the grandson of an 1820 settler 3 Kidson Weir Henley on Klip Flooding at the Kidson Weir January 2010 Flooding at the Kidson Weir December 2010 History Edit Fenning was educated in England but returned to South Africa as a young man and became a transport rider a contemporary of Sir Percy FitzPatrick Soon after the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War news came to Kidson that a commando was on his way to his farm to arrest him Under the noses of the Boers he escaped riding sidesaddle his burly frame crammed into his wife s riding habit He finally made his way to Natal but returned to the Transvaal after the war settling in Henley on Klip with his wife Edith The family home was named Tilham which is the manor house on the river at the corner of Regatta and Shillingford Roads 4 Today Edit In December 2010 the village of Henley on Klip experienced heavy floods after which it was decided to do some work on improving the weir In January 2012 work has started on the repairs to the pipes on the western side of the weir In March 2012 plans were being drawn up to build a new bridge across the weir 5 6 See also EditList of rivers of South Africa Jukskei RiverReferences Edit Klip Basin map Archived from the original on 2005 05 05 Retrieved 2014 03 11 Upper Vaal Basin map Government of South Africa Kidson Weir Henley on Klip Water Dams on Waymarking com Groundspeak Inc Retrieved 24 April 2012 Henley on Klip The South Entertainment September 2004 Issue No 59 Retrieved 20 June 2017 Henley on Klip PDF The Henley Herald Retrieved 20 June 2017 MIDVAAL APPROVES A BUDGET OF R930 MILLION FOR 2012 2013 PDF Midvaal Local Municipality Retrieved 20 June 2017 External links EditHENLEY ON KLIP HENLEY ON KLIP Community pages Henley on Klip Media related to Klip River Gauteng at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Klip River amp oldid 1133548190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
