List of heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal
This is a list of the heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency. For performance reasons, the following district has been split off from this page:
SAHRA identifier | Site name | Description | Town | District | NHRA status | Coordinates | Image |
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9/2/401/0001 | Mgungundlovu, Farm Moordplaats 193, Babanango District | In its general layout the kraal was oval in shape, with the main gate at the lower end in the direction of the confluence of the two spruits. The circle was formed by two concentric hedges of mimosa stumps within which the huts were located. It is estim...? From the Ntonjaneni Spring the road descends gently to the valley below. There, at the top of a rise, a minor road to the left leads to the Dinganestat Dutch Reformed Church Mission Station. A few kilometres further on is Mgungundhlovu, one of the most im Architectural style: traditional beehive huts. Previous use: other: Zulu Royal homestead. Current use: museum. From Melmoth – Vryheid road turn off to SW about 4 km (2 mi) past turn-off to Ulundi coming from Melmoth, o...? Dingane's capital – the size of the homestead was deliberately recreated by Cetshwayo at Ondini. | Babanango | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°26′00″S 31°16′00″E / 28.4333333333°S 31.2666666666°E | Media related to uMgungundlovu at Wikimedia Commons | |
9/2/401/0002 | Piet Retief's Grave, Farm Uitzoek 317, Babanango | Near the royal kraal uMgungundlovu is a memorial to Retief and his party, executed on orders from King Dingane on 6 February 1838. By the middle of 1837 the vanguard of the Great Trek had reached the Drakensberg. Piet Retief and a few of his followers proceeded from Kerkenberg via Port Natal to Mgungundhlovu to obtain a grant of land from Dingane on which the Voortrekkers could settle. Ding... Type of site: Grave Current use: grave. Access route to the farm: From Vryheid travel approximately 108 km (67 mi) on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid. Turn right at the Dingaanstad/Mgungunhlovu sign and follow the road for 4.91 km (3 mi). Turn right at the Piet Retief Grave site sign and travel another 100 m. Grave of Voortrekker leader Piet Retief. | Ulundi | Babanango | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°26′00″S 31°16′00″E / 28.4333333333°S 31.2666666666°E | Media related to Moordkoppie (KwaZulu-Natal) at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/402/0001 | Retief's Pass, Farm Scheepers Hoek 11337 and Bethel 2186, Bergville District | The first party of Voortrekkers to enter Natal, led by Piet Retief, set out from Blydevooruitzicht and commenced the descent of the Drakensberg down this pass on 14 November 1837 with 66 wagons. It reached the foot of the mountain at Bethel by 18 November Type of site: Pass Previous use: pass & fortification. Current use: memorial. Marked turn-off from R615 on opposite side of road to Sterkfontein Dam a few kilometres from the top. Retief's Pass is closely associated with the history of the Great Trek. | Bergville | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°34′00″S 29°09′30″E / 28.5666666666°S 29.1583333333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/402/0004 | Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse, Sharrat Street, Bergville | Constructed of dressed stone with mud mortar and painted, at a later date, with cement mortar; Roof This blockhouse was erected during the latter part of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) by the British troops. It served as a link in the defence network of Natal against the incursions of Boer guerilla fighters and is the only known blockhouse of its kind i Type of site: Blockhouse Previous use: fortification. Current use: clubhouse. From R615 take main turn-off into Bergville along Kingsway. At T-junction in town centre right into T. Historical interest – was erected during later part of the Anglo-Boer war (1899–1902) by British tro | Bergville | Bergville | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°43′31″S 29°20′48″E / 28.725298°S 29.346784°E | |
9/2/402/0005 | Spioenkop Battlefield, Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051, Bergville District | This is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Boer War. On 24–25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill. Between 2 500 and 2 700 British soldiers and 58 Boers died during this encounter. Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield. From the Ladysmith take the Bergville road. Turn of to Winterton after 15 km (9 mi). Turn right at signpost. On 24–25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill. Between 2500 and 2700 British | Bergville | Bergville | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°39′00″S 29°31′00″E / 28.65°S 29.5166666666°E | Media related to Spioenkop Battlefield Memorials at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/403/0001 | Cycads, Monteseel Township, Camperdown District | The township of Monteseel lies between Drummond and Inchanga on the road from Durban to Pietermaritzburg that passes the Valley of a Thousand Hills. The Monteseel cycads grow in a deep, rocky kloof in a part of the township which has been set aside as a p...? seems cut off Type of site: Tree Current use: other: indigenous plants. Protected indigenous plants | Inchanga, Montseel Township | Camperdown | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°44′05″S 30°40′50″E / 29.734719°S 30.680652°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/405/0001 | Fort Mistake, Farm Quagga's Kirk 1168, Klip River District | Fort Mistake, built in the style of the Indian hill forts, is architecturally unique in South Africa. It was an important element of the British fortifications, which were erected between Ladysmith and Newcastle just before the First War of Independence i Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortification. Current use: abandoned. On the west side of the R23 about 50 km (31 mi) north of Ladysmith or south of Newcastle is the hamlet of For. Historical and architectural interest – Fort Mistake, built in the style of the Indian hill forts, i | Fort Mistake | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 29°58′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 29.9666666666°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/405/0002 | Pro Nobis, Fort Mistake, Klip River District | This farmhouse is an excellent example of a smaller Victorian Natal farmhouse and is of fine dressed stone with a high front stoep. The wooden pillars holding the corrugated iron veranda are original. At either end of the veranda are two stoepkamers Altho Type of site: House Current use: house. On the west side of the R23 about 50 km (31 mi) north of Ladysmith or south of Newcastle is the hamlet of For. This dwelling-house, built of dressed stone, is an excellent example of a smaller Natal farmhouse in the Victorian style. | Fort Mistake | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 29°57′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 29.95°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0003 | Apostolic Faith Mission Church, 17 Gray Street, Dundee | Sandstone church building designed in the Gothic revival style; has an arced entrance with arched s Originally built as a Methodist church; foundation stone laid in 1889 by Mrs J White – opened in 189 Type of site: Church Current use: religious. Historical and architectural interest – A Gothic revival style building built in 1889 and also played | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0005 | Dundee High School, Tatham Street, Dundee | Single storey buildings; corrugated iron roof and face brick walls; roof is also pitched and has gab Erected during 1906/7 and came into use during 1907. The promoter of the erection of the building wa Type of site: School Current use: school. Of historical, cultural, architectural and environmental significance as it is alandmark in Dundee a | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0005-0012 | Lucy Meakin Hall, Dundee High School, Tatham Street, Dundee | Type of site: School Current use: School. | Dundee | Dundee | Pending (Register) | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0006 | Rorke's Drift Battlefield, Farm Oscarsberg 2254, Dundee District | Rorke’s Drift derives its name from James Rorke and is one of the oldest and best-known drifts through the Buffalo River. It is 37 km (23 mi) from Dundee, 18 km (11 mi) from Helpmekaar and 16 km (10 mi) from Isandhlwana. In 1876 the Rev. 0. Witt established a Swedish mission sta Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield & Mission Station. Current use: site museum. From Greytown take the Tugela Ferry, Dundee Road and turn right to Rorke's Drift at Helpmekaar. From. Here the Battle of Rorke's Drift was fought during the afternoon and night of 22 January 1879. A small British force of two officers and 110 men defended themselves bravely against the repeated attacks of some 4,000 Zulus. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awa | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°21′S 30°30′E / 28.35°S 30.5°E | ||
9/2/406/0008 | Old Boswell's Store, 74 Gladstone (Cnr Beaconsfield) Street, Dundee | Double storey; symmetrical; pediment surrounded by cement railings; Georgian-style entrance door; up Was originally built as a Masonic Lodge-the second lodge built in Dundee. During the Anglo-Boer War, Type of site: commercial Current use: shop. This building forms an important part in the architecture of the streetscape of Gladstone Street and | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0010 | Magistrates Court and Police Station, Gladstone (Cnr Beaconsfield) Street, Dundee | Police station building; brown stone building with a wide timber verandah of the traditional Natal st Both buildings built in the same period – 1878. Main section of the police station building original Type of site: Courthouse, Police Station Current use: court and police station. Police station is one of the oldest and well-conserved structures in Dundee, and is also the best e | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0012/002 | Talana Battlefield, Farm Dundee 4339, Dundee District: Talana Museum | A portion of the site of the Battle of Talana, being mostly agricultural land. The Battle of Talana, which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large battle of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). It was in several other respects also a most important battle from the point of view of military history. Type of site: Museum Previous use: battlefield. Current use: Museum. Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid the museum is on the lefthand side of the road about one ki. Historical interest – The Battle of Talana, which took place on 20 October 1899, was the first large | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°09′00″S 30°16′00″E / 28.15°S 30.2666666666°E | ||
9/2/406/0012/003 | Talana Battlefield, Farm Dundee 4339, Dundee District: Thornley Homestead | Homestead consisting of typical colonial farmhouse, a dressed dolorite stable, coach-house with bill Built c1897 after the farm was purchased by Peter Smith, the founder of the Borough of Dundee, for h Type of site: House Previous use: homestead. Current use: guesthouse. Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid turn left to Thornley about 2 km (1 mi) after crossing the bridge o. The Thornley Homestead was erected c1897 after Peter Smith, the founder of the Borough of Dundee, pu | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°08′50″S 30°16′20″E / 28.1472222222°S 30.2722222222°E | ||
9/2/406/0015 | Judith Dutch Reformed Church and Cemetery, Farm Paddafontein, Dundee District | Has neo-Gothic windows and doors; straight end-gables; well-proportioned stonework in the walls as w Third church building of the Dutch reformed denomination in Dundee since towns erection in 1862. This stone church with its straight end gables and neo-Gothic windows and doors was inaugurated in January 1885. It was named after Mrs Judith van Tonder who Type of site: Cemetery Current use: church. This stone church with its straight end gables and neo-Gothic windows and doors was inaugurated in J | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°20′00″S 30°20′10″E / 28.3333333333°S 30.3361111111°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/406/0017 | The Hollies, 29-31 Union Street, Dundee | Single storey building with cruciform corrugated iron roof; plastered brick walls; Oregon pine doors The Hollies is believed to have been built in the 1890s as the home of A.A Smith, a local lawyer, w Type of site: House Current use: house. This elegant, recently restored home is one of the largest and best preserved in Dundee. The quality | Dundee | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0021 | Coniston, 1 Harvey Street, Dundee | Single-storey house; corrugated iron roof; walls of unplastered brick; two gables with ventilators. A Mr Talbot, the first pharmacist in Natal, had it built in 1906 during a building boom. It was built as Type of site: House Current use: homestead. Historical and architectural – A substantially well-constructed home which has been in the hands of | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0023/002 | Wesleyan Church, 77 McKenzie Street, Dundee | This church, which was designed by Rev. L. P. Norenius, was built under his supervision and was completed in 1898. The church is predominantly in the neo-Gothic style and has a particularly impressive clock tower. Type of site: Church Current use: religious. Swedish Mission Station | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0024 | Pearson House, 48 Tatham Street, Dundee | Corrugated iron roof; textured plastered brick walls; door of Oregon pine with side lights; Bay wind Dwelling House from approximately 1925, now in a general residential zone. Originally the home of Ch Type of site: House Current use: house. A substantial home of a local merchant, unusually elegant for a town the size of Dundee. Typical Natal | Dundee | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/406/0025 | Ryley's Hill, 79 Karel Landman Street, Dundee | Single storey house of rectangular shape with a verandah running along two sidescorrugated iron roof This impressive dwelling house was erected in 1902 to 1903 as a residence for a Senior Natal Colonial official. The property was transferred to Edward Ryley on 7 July 1910. His son Percy, who inherited it, sold the property to the Government on the 5th of Type of site: House Current use: house. | Dundee, Central | Dundee | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°10′00″S 30°14′00″E / 28.1666666666°S 30.2333333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0002 | Atherton, 295 Florida Road, Durban | A double-storey house with corrugated iron roof; window openings of a large glazed panel sash variety. It represents one of the few remaining Berea villas which exists in an intact condition. It is the 3rd element of a group of three buildings which have It was built originally as a villa for Mrs Joel In 1903 and was designed by W.E. Robarts. The Boulle family lived there from more than 40 years. Architectural style: Vernacular style. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: restaurant. Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North. Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossin. This house from the early Edwardian period and whose restoration in 1985 cost R1000,000, is one of t | Durban, Windermere | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′44″S 29°49′47″E / 31.0123083333°S 29.8297138888°E | |
9/2/407/0004 | Umbilo Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam Temple, 890 Bellair Road, Durban | The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the African continent. Built in 1875, it was damaged beyond repair during floods in 1905. The present temple was designed by K. Reddy and built by R. K. Pillay. This Type of site: Temple Current use: temple. From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off-ramp and turn right (south) and first right on. The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the Africa | Durban, Bellair | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′03″S 30°58′22″E / 29.850792°S 30.972685°E | |
9/2/407/0006 | The Manor House, 14 Nuttall Gardens, Durban | A significant Berea landmark; large village with porticos and colonnades in a Revived English Baroqu Architectural style: Revived English Baroque style. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices. The Manor House was built c1904 for Sir Liege Hulett, legendary father of Natal's sugar industry, Se | Durban, Morningside | Durban | Pending (Declaration) | 31°00′49″S 29°49′39″E / 31.013475°S 29.8275111111°E | |
9/2/407/0008 | Sastri College, 20 Winterton Walk, Durban | A two-storeyed school building; in Berea style of the union period; hipped tiled roofs with projecti As a result of the ""uplift""- clause in the Cape Town Agreement concluded in 1926 between the governments of India and the Africa, the Right Honourable Mr V Srinevasa Sastri, Agent General, wanted to build a combined training school for teachers and a hi Architectural style: Berea Style. Current use: college. From CBD head inland along Smith St (oneway) and onto Berea Rd. Turn right at junction with Cleaver. Of cultural significance | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′35″S 29°51′10″E / 31.0096861111°S 29.8526444444°E | |
9/2/407/0010 | City Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, 263 West (Cnr Smith and Gardiner) Street, Durban | The Town Hall, Durban, was designed by Philip Dudgeon in the neo-classical style. The foundation stone was laid in February 1883. The Francis Farewell Gardens in front of the Town Hall were laid out on the site of the first White settlement west of Port Type of site: City Hall Current use: City Hall. The Frances Farewell gardens are the area containing the war memorial between the City Hall and Gard. The Durban City Hall, together with the Francis Farewell Gardens, forms an important cultural and hi | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′31″S 29°51′29″E / 31.0254166666°S 29.8581027777°E | Media related to Durban Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/407/0011 | Old Point Railway Station, 111 Point Road, Durban | Main building has an arched entrance flanked by a pair of gable fronts with wellproportioned windows Erected in 1890 by the NGR and played a very important part in the development of the port of Durban. This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen-nineties when the Natal Government Railways experienced a boom. The wrought iron verandah and the b Type of site: Railway Station Previous use: railway station. Current use: offices. From the CBD take West St. (oneway) towards the beach. Turn right into Point Rd and travel out of th. This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen-nineties when the Natal Government Railways ex | Durban, Point | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°52′16″S 31°02′42″E / 29.871178°S 31.045003°E | |
9/2/407/0012 | Caister Lodge, 264 Musgrave Road, Durban | A two storied house (now a portion of a hotel), significant as an example of developed Tudor Revival The original building on this site was erected c1890 by Sir Benjamin Greenacre, prominent entreprene Architectural style: Tudor Revival style. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: old age home. The three-storey portion of the hotel complex was erected on the site of Sir Benjamin Greenacre's or | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′09″S 29°50′42″E / 31.0025111111°S 29.8449444444°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0013 | Congella Battlefield, Maydon Road, Durban | This small erf is the only remaining part of the battle site which has not been built over. There are two monuments on the site but they do not specifically indicate that the battle took pl there and are not part of the motivation. The site is in fairly During the rule of the Republic of Natalie Captain TC Smith was given orders by the Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir George Napier, to occupy Port Natal (present Durban). On 5 May 1842 he occupied the old British fort (Victoria) on the Point and establish Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: other: laager & battlefield. Current use: memorial. The battle at Congella led to a protracted siege of a site which is now in the built up area of Durb | Durban, Maydon Wharf | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′54″S 31°00′48″E / 29.864940°S 31.013449°E | |
9/2/407/0014 | Old Greenacres Building, 411-23 West Street, Durban | A significant Victorian facade in Renaissance Revival style, to a department store with historical a Historical and economic associations with the growth of the city. Architectural style: Renaissance Revival style. Type of site: commercial Current use: shops. | Durban, Central | Durban | Register | 29°51′27″S 31°01′38″E / 29.857475°S 31.027264°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0016 | Quadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban | Double-storeyed house of quadrant form; broken up vertically by paired Tuscan Doric columns; Union p In 1929 H Live commissioned architect Ritchie Mckinley to design a building named Quadrant House. Lo Architectural style: Berea style. Previous use: other: training establishment. Current use: offices. Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Gardiner and Filed Streets.. Corner and vista significance along the Victoria Embankment. | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′18″S 29°51′41″E / 31.0217805555°S 29.8614638888°E | |
9/2/407/0017 | Monaltrie, 59 Musgrave Road, Berea, Durban | A significant Berea villa of the Victorian period with Italianate characteristics; two storied gable Architectural style: Berea style. Type of site: House Current use: house. Turn north into Musgrave Road from Berea Road North. One of the best examples of Victorian architecture in Durban | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°59′56″S 29°51′04″E / 30.9990222222°S 29.8510305555°E | |
9/2/407/0018 | Local History Museum, Aliwal Street, Durban | The building of the Durban Local History Museum was completed in 1866. The architect was Peter Paterson. The building was originally used as a court and post office and as such is the oldest surviving Government building in Durban. Current use: museum. This building is located between the beach end of the City Hall and Aliwal Street.. Historical and architectural interest- The building was originally used as a court and post office a | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′30″S 31°01′39″E / 29.858245°S 31.027574°E | |
9/2/407/0019 | Colinton, 68 Ridge Road, Durban | Colinton House is important architecturally for the unique and subtle way in which it integrates the comfortably, low spreading character of the early Natal verandah house with the imposing two-storeyed character of a late-nineteenth-century Berea villa o The historical interest attached to the building stems from the fact that it was built for David Hunter, the first General Manager of the Natal Government Rail ways in 1898. David Hunter was a very prominent character in Natal Society and not only became Type of site: House Current use: residence. This site is in Ridge Road in the block immediately north of the motorway.. This magnificent residence was built in 1898 by the architect William Street-Wilson for Sir David Hunter, General Manager of the Natal Government Railways from 1879 to 1906. | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°59′29″S 29°50′54″E / 30.991375°S 29.8482472222°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0020 | 41 Cedar Road, Congella, Durban | Double-storeyed face brick house of the Victorian period with verandahs to two floors and two sides; Until fairly recently the house has been the home of a prominent author and social anthropologist Architectural style: Vernacular style. Type of site: House Current use: residence. Coming from CBD along Umbilo Road, turn right into Cedar Road when reaching Congela Park.. It is of both architectural and historical significance. It represents one of the last surviving bui | Durban, Congella | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°59′21″S 29°52′30″E / 30.9891472222°S 29.8751388888°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0021 | Bergtheil Museum, 16 Queens Avenue, Westville | The original part of the house is a single row of interleading rooms on both sides of an entrance ha The Bergtheil House, the core of which dates from 1847, formed the nucleus of the Westville residential area. It was built by Jonas Bergtheil, industrialist and member of the Legislative Council from 1857 to 1866, as the centre for the administration of t Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: museum. From N3 take Westville off-ramp and head north for about 1,8km along St James (M32). Turn right into. Historical and Architectural – Bergthiel House, dating from 1847, formed nucleus of Westville reside | Westville, Beverley Hills | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°55′50″S 29°50′06″E / 30.9305055555°S 29.8349555555°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0022 | Bellair Railway Station, Sarnia Road, Durban | Formed of two parts under one roof; these are divided by a passage which forms the entrance to platf Present station building was built in 1900, to plans drawn in 1899, as part of an upgrading project Architectural style: Victorian. Type of site: Railway Station Current use: station. From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off-ramp and turn right (south) and first right on. One of the first five stations laid down by NGR and was completed in 1900, forming an integral part | Durban, Bellair | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°53′22″S 30°57′15″E / 29.889383°S 30.954049°E | Media related to Bellair Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/407/0023 | Supreme Court, 151 Victoria Embankment, Durban | Double-storeyed building of rectangular form; rusticated plasters with cartouche windows, lancet wind This building, designed by the architect Stanley Hudson, was erected in 1911. Type of site: Courthouse Current use: supreme court. Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Filed and Broad Streets.. This building, designed by the architect Stanley Hudson, was erected in 1911. | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′11″S 29°51′45″E / 31.0198°S 29.8625444444°E | |
9/2/407/0024 | Lillieshell, 408 Innes Road, Durban | A large two-storeyed villa with gables, projecting bay windows, verandahs; notable details including Built for C.E. James, Esquire, an early pioneer of Durban. James family emigrated from the village o Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices (consulate). Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North. At end of Musgrave turn right Innes Road. Site i. Of Historical and architectural significance | Durban, Morningside | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′48″S 29°49′43″E / 31.0132888888°S 29.8286722222°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0028 | Old Fort and Cemetery, Old Fort Road, Durban | This interesting fort and cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road in the heart of Durban, just behind the Post Office. In the beginning of 1837 the Voortrekkers crossed the Drakensberg mountains and entered Natal. The governor of the Cape, Sir George Napier, Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortification. Current use: cemetery & chapel & houses. Locality & Environs: The property is located to the north of the Durban Central Business District with a total of two road frontages namely masabala Yengwa Avenue and Archie Gumede Place, within the block completed by Old Ford Road (KE Masinga Road) and O. The Old Fort, now in part transformed into comfortable quarters for ex-service veterans, contains m | Durban, Stamford Hill | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′03″S 31°01′34″E / 29.850838°S 31.02607°E | Media related to Old Fort, Durban at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/407/0032 | Trevean, 258 Wakesleigh (Cnr Kenmare) Road, Durban | U-shThe house is U—shaped with the legs of the U ending in fine, high, three sided bay windows. The whole house is surrounded by a verandah of cast iron making the house look far larger and more imposing than it actually is. The stoep is patterned in colo Trevean is a typical Natal Verandah house built in 1882 for Captain Hitchings, a pioneer in Durban's shipping world. It is said to be the work of two well-known Natal architects Robert Sellers Upton (Durban's first town surveyor and designer of St Paul's C Type of site: House Current use: house. From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off-ramp and turn right (south) and first right on. This imposing dwelling-house was designed and erected in 1882 by the well-known architects Robert Sellers Upton and Philip Dudgeon. The billiard room was added in 1898. Trevean House is probably the best example of a late-Colonial Victorian building in N | Durban, Bellair | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°57′09″S 29°53′03″E / 30.9525805555°S 29.8841333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0033 | 73 Musgrave Road, Musgrave, Durban | Double-storeyed manor house; square form; roofing -corrugated sheet metal; walling -painted brickwork; This magnificent double-storeyed manor-house, designed by the architect P. Piekes and erected in 1904/5, is an excel lent example of a Natal verandah house erected at the begin ning of the century. The fine detailing to the timber verandahs is also notew Type of site: House Current use: residence. Turn north into Musgrave road from Berea Road North.. This magnificent double-storeyed manor house is and excellent example of a Natal verandah house erec | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°59′58″S 29°51′02″E / 30.9993111111°S 29.8505861111°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0037 | St Louis' Roman Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Rd, Durban | Constructed of stone and plastered brick with four-storied tower the entrance with castellations abo Declared a national monument in February 1989. Type of site: Church Current use: religious. From CBD take Victoria embankment heading inland and get onto South Coast Freeway. Take Montclair/ C. Site is of Historical importance to Clairwood community. | Durban, Clairwood | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°54′33″S 29°52′22″E / 30.9090416666°S 29.8728°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0038 | Natal Herbarium, 4 Edith Benson Crescent, Durban | A red-brick building consisting of a large specimens storage area flanked by two gable-ended wings. H Origins of Natal Herbarium date back to 1848 and the foundation of the Natal Agricultural and Hortic Type of site: commercial Current use: offices & other: botanical centre. This building is significant in terms of the development of botanical knowledge in South Africa and | Durban, Musgrave | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′17″S 29°50′48″E / 31.00475°S 29.8467305555°E | Media related to Natal Herbarium at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/407/0040 | Riche's Building, 423 Smith (Cnr Masonic) Street, Durban | Multi-storied, plastered walls; verandahs with cast iron columns, brackets, friezes and balusters, f This building, which is an excellent example of the Classical Revivalist style at the turn of the century, forms an integral part of the architecture of Smith Street, one of the most historic streets in Durban. Type of site: commercial Current use: restaurant & offices. Situated on harbour side of block between Filed and Broad Streets. West Street is a oneway heading i. This building, which is an excellent example of the Classical Revivalist style at the turn of the c | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′10″S 29°51′38″E / 31.0193333333°S 29.8605027777°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0045 | Portview, 183 Cowey (Cnr Haden) Road, Durban | A very fine Edwardian house with complimentary garden walls, gates and outbuildings. Has front veran The house was built by T.B.F. Davis a prominent citizen of Durban. His two granddaughters, treasured Architectural style: Italianate style. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices. From Berea Road North turn north into Botanic Gardens Road. After several blocks and at the start of. This remarkable building, one of the few surviving great mansions of Durban, is noted for the state | Durban, Essenwood | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′39″S 29°50′18″E / 31.0109694444°S 29.8381972222°E | |
9/2/407/0046 | King's House, Eastbourne Road, Durban | A significant official residence of the State President; two storied Edwardian Pavilion style villa Was built to serve as Marine residence of the Governor after it was decided that Portsdown House on the Avictoria Embankment was no longer suitable. After Union in 1910 it became the traditional residence of the Governor General, and then after 1961, the Architectural style: Victorian Utilitarian/Vernacular style. Type of site: House Current use: other: State residence. This building has been intimately connected with the constitutional development of Natal and South A | Durban | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°49′32″S 31°00′51″E / 29.825480°S 31.014096°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0049 | Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum, 50 Lower Bridge Road, Durban | This mosque was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie, who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He was responsible for the construction of 11 other mosques, the establishment of 13 madresas and the laying out of a large number of cemeteries. Hajee Soofie Type of site: Mosque Current use: mosque. From the CBD take Aliwal Street to the North, becomes N.M.R. Ave, and after crossing Umgeni River, was erected by celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He was responsible for | Durban, Athlone | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°02′03″S 29°48′22″E / 31.034125°S 29.8061638888°E | Media related to Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/407/0051 | Wild Fig Trees, West (Cnr Church) Street, Durban | Forest of indigenous trees This property forms an important part of the historic site of the first White settlement west of Port Natal. The erf is one of the few open spaces in the city centre of Durban and, with its indigenous trees, it constitutes an important aesthetic element. Type of site: Tree Current use: trees. From the western (inland) end of the City Hall head north up pedestrianised Church St. Cross West St. This property forms an important part of the historic site of the first white settlement west of por | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′30″S 31°01′31″E / 29.858359°S 31.025388°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0052 | Glacial Pavement, Corinthia Road, Durban | Crystalline rocks cropping out in a line parallel with the direction of the sea-coast are infringed u The glaciated pavement shows striae on Table Mountain sandstone at the base of the Dwyka tillite of the Karoo System and is approximately 300 million years Old. Current use: geological formation. Historical and scientific interest- The glaciated pavement shows striae on Table Mountain sandstone | Durban, Reedbank | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′31″S 31°01′19″E / 29.858643°S 31.021862°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0054 | Queen's Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban | The original portion of Queen's Tavern, built in 1894, consisted of a foyer with a pressed steel ceiling, a billiard room, a smoking room, a staff room and several out buildings. In 1903 a committee room and kitchen was added and the billiard room enlarge The Queen’s Tavern which originally operated as a gentlemen’s club, is, as far as can be ascertained the oldest licensed premises in Durban as the licence dates back to 1894. This building, often described a bastion of a forgotten era, is one of Durban’s Type of site: commercial Previous use: restaurant. Current use: other: music hall. From CBD take Filed Street north, becomes Umgeni Rd. Turn left into Argyle Rd and shortly left again. Built as a gentlemen's club in 1894, this is one of Durban's few remaining links with the colonial p??? | Durban, Greyville | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′13″S 29°50′26″E / 31.0203555555°S 29.840625°E | |
9/2/407/0055 | Main Post Office, West (Cnr Gardiner) Street, Durban | The Durban Post Office stands at the corner of West Street and Gardiner Street. Its Renaissance architecture contrasts with the hard lines of the tall modern concrete buildings in the neighbourhood but its colonnade of Greek columns and dignified tower in The Old Durban Town Hall, at present the General Post Office, was designed in 1882 by Phillip Dudgeon. The foundation stone was laid in 1883 and the building was opened in 1885. The building is an outstanding example of neo-Classical architecture and play Type of site: Post Office Current use: post office. Gardener St is a one-way heading to the harbour and Pine St a one-way heading inland. The site is in t. The building is an outstanding example of neo-classical architecture and played an important part in the | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′28″S 31°01′30″E / 29.857775°S 31.025063°E | |
9/2/407/0056 | Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, 5 DLI Avenue, Durban | A two storied Regimental headquarters of the Edwardian period in the Free style; pavilions, gables, Architectural style: Free style. Current use: other: battalion headquarters. This site is intrinsically connected with the history and traditions of one of the country's famous | Durban, Greyville | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°50′51″S 31°00′57″E / 29.847402°S 31.015863°E | |
9/2/407/0060 | Beachwood Mangroves, Broadway, Durban | Consists of trees and bushes growing between the high spring tide and mean sea level. Mangrove swamps are one of the rarest and most scientifically interesting ecosystems that occur in the highly specialised tidal environment. The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical, educational and, historical value because they are situated Current use: other: mangroves. The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical, educational and historical value because they | Durban, Beachwood | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°47′53″S 31°02′34″E / 29.798030°S 31.042750°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0064 | Cottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida (Cnr Cottam) Road, Durban | Two freestanding and two storied villas of the Edwardian period; of the gabled types with corner verandas in tirnber; lower verandas wider with cat-slide corrugated iron roofs above; ventilations to gables, coloured glass to entrance doors and sidelights Built in about 1903 for Sir Abe Bailey, a well-known mining magnate. After WWII, the houses were used The two adjacent buildings were designed for wealthy diamond magnates in about 1902. They were originally two separate villas but are now being run as a p Type of site: Hotel Previous use: houses. Current use: hotel. Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North. Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossing. | Durban, Windermere | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′43″S 29°49′46″E / 31.0118666666°S 29.8294416666°E | |
9/2/407/0065 | Elephant House, 745 Ridge Road, Durban | It is a low rectangular cottage of great charm set in pleasant grounds in a cul-de-sac on Ridge Road. A typical Natal verandah with original woodwork runs the entire length of the front facade. There are no windows in the front facade, only rather de This is reputedly the first house built on the Berea. Possible it is the oldest remaining house in Durban and dates from about 1849. In the days when the Elephant House was first constructed, elephants still trampled. around the Berea bush. The house was Type of site: House Current use: house. From Berea Rd turn north into Ridge Rd. This site is shortly after crossing Springfield Rd.. Elephant House dates from about 1849 and is the most historic of the remaining colonial period houses in Durban. It contributes greatly to the historic Ridge Road environment, one of Durban's most important environments. | Durban | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°49′42″S 31°00′19″E / 29.828387°S 31.005344°E | |
9/2/407/0066 | Howard Memorial College, King George V Avenue, Durban | Oldest building on campus site; funds for construction were contributed by TB Davis, Durban business Type of site: Memorial Current use: University. Ridge Rd head south. Becomes King George V, right Queen Elizabeth, 1st left 75th Anniversary. Park i. It forms an integral part of the history of the University of Natal, creates a focal point and thus | Durban | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′59″S 30°58′53″E / 29.866289°S 30.981424°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0067 | Durban Indian Girls Secondary School, 88 Carlisle (Cnr Dartnell) Road, Durban | A set of single-storied structures; variation of Indian vernacular style with curvilinear gables; ve This building was originally the Dartnell Crescent School for Boys. It became the first High School Architectural style: Indian Vernacular style. Type of site: School Current use: school. An important building in architectural, cultural and historical terms. | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′50″S 29°51′01″E / 31.0138805555°S 29.8502833333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0068 | Little Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban | A significant, Victorian building of two floors in Vernacular style; cast iron and timber verandas o Designed for Mr L Evans, for use as a shop, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor, with a livi Architectural style: Vernacular style. Type of site: Commercial / Residential Previous use: shop & house. From CBD take Filed Street north, becomes Umgeni Rd. Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi. It is one of the last remaining double storey cast-iron verandah buildings in Durban and the quality | Durban, Windermere | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′07″S 29°50′19″E / 31.0186361111°S 29.8385°E | |
9/2/407/0070 | Memorial Tower Building, King George V Avenue, Durban | Second oldest building on the University of Natal Durban campus; originally known as the Science and Type of site: Memorial Current use: university. On Ridge Rd head south. Becomes King George V, right into Queen Elizabeth, 1st left 75th Anniversary. The Memorial Tower was built c1947-50, funds being raised from various sources. Together with the Ho | Durban, University | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′59″S 30°58′53″E / 29.866298°S 30.981510°E | |
9/2/407/0073 | War Department Lords' Ground Boundary Marker No 2, Old Fort Road, Durban | Stone marker with inscription; 225x225x750mm high Once common in Durban, of type used during colonial era to demarcate property owned by the War Depar Type of site: Fort Previous use: other: boundary marker. Current use: other: disused. This unusual marker is significant in that it is the only remaining one of many which were once used to demarcate property boundaries in the City of Durban. As such it is also a notable physical manifestation of the history of survey techniques and estab | Durban, Stamford Hill | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°50′56″S 31°02′06″E / 29.848777°S 31.035089°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0074 | First Outspan Wild Fig Tree, Westville | Type of site: Tree. The tree stood at the first outspan post on the old road between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. | Westville | Durban | Provisional Protection | 29°49′09″S 30°56′56″E / 29.819051°S 30.948915°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0076 | Phoenix Settlement, Phoenix, Durban | 0 | Durban | Durban | Provisional Protection | 29°42′11″S 31°00′13″E / 29.703084°S 31.003568°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0077 | Dutch Reformed Church, 151 Smith Street, Durban | Double-storeyed building of longitudinal form; hipped, marseilles tiled roof; two plain gables; quoi Architectural style: Cape Dutch Revival style. Type of site: Church Current use: religious. This prominent structure is designed by an important architect and fulfilled a crucial historical ro | Durban, Central | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°01′51″S 29°51′31″E / 31.0307611111°S 29.8586861111°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0079 | 271 Cowey Road, Essenwood, Durban | A Victorian house in Vernacular style; single storied with gable and two verandas; two bay windows; Built in 1911 for a mr DC Kennedy, this site has since that time been occupied by members of his famous Architectural style: Vernacular – single storied verandah house. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices. This unusual find is one of the few intact examples of the life-style and tastes of occupants of Dur | Durban, Essenwood | Durban | Provisional Protection | 31°00′47″S 29°50′06″E / 31.0130944444°S 29.8350916666°E | |
9/2/407/0083 | Hollis House, 178 Florida Road, Durban | A significant Edwardian house of two stories in Baroque Revival style; arched verandas to two sides; Constructed by Mr Jack Hollis, building contractor for the City Hall, Durban. The Architect is rumou Architectural style: Baroque Revival style. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices. One of the great homes of Durban this building is renowned for the quality of its design, finishes a | Durban | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°00′59″S 29°49′57″E / 31.0163027777°S 29.8325805555°E | |
9/2/407/0085 | Passive Resistance Site, Umbilo (Cnr Gale) Road, Durban | This site symbolises for the Indian community in KwaZulu-Natal the start of the Passive Resistance C | Durban, Umbilo | Durban | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°51′55″S 31°00′05″E / 29.865221°S 31.001406°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/407/0087 | Kingsleigh Lodge, 241 McDonald Road, Durban | An historic, two storied, Edwardian building (a municipal police station up to 1936) in a Baroque Re Architectural style: Baroque Revival style. Type of site: House Previous use: police station. Current use: old age home. This prominent building, at various times a police station, nursing home and private hotel, is a noted landmark in its area, and is an excellent example of it building type. | Durban, Glenwood | Durban | Register | 30°59′16″S 29°59′31″E / 30.9879138888°S 29.9919472222°E | |
9/2/408/0001 | Fort Nongquai, Eshowe: Zululand Museum | It was built of brick and provided with loopholes, and at the corners there were towers, three storeys high, on which guns could be mounted. This late-nineteenth-century fort is situated on the south-eastern edge of the town of Eshowe. In 1873 the Hlubi tribe under Chief Langalibalele who lived among the foothills of the Drakensberg under the shadow of the mighty Champagne Castle and Cathkin P Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortifications. Current use: museum. On the Gingindlovu – Melmoth road bypass of Eshowe take the turn-off to the east to Gezinzela township. | Eshowe | Eshowe | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°53′30″S 31°29′50″E / 28.8916666666°S 31.4972222222°E | |
9/2/408/0004-001 | Fort Kwamondi, Eshowe | Misnomer (according to Eshowe Borough 1994-02-14) – the KwaMondi Mission Station was transformed by From the Tugela the main road follows the picturesque coastal belt as far as Gingindhlovu where it swings to the left towards Eshowe, 24 kilometres further on. On the eastern outskirts of Eshowe there is an old cemetery surrounded by earthworks and a deep Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortifications. Current use: museum. This fort was built during the Zulu War of 1879 by the forces under the command of Col. Pearson. | Eshowe | Eshowe | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°53′30″S 31°29′50″E / 28.8916666666°S 31.4972222222°E | |
9/2/408/0005 | Eshowe Jail, John Ross Highway, Eshowe | Surrounding ring-wall Type of site: Gaol Previous use: other: transit camp and refuge. Current use: prison. This historic complex was erected in 1900 as a second-class prison. During 1901 it served as a trans | Eshowe | Eshowe | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°54′17″S 31°28′04″E / 28.904750°S 31.467722°E | |
9/2/408/0006 | Old Residency, Eshowe | Single-storey typical Natal verandah house with original verandah intact; decorative barge boarding. Type of site: Residency Current use: house. The Residency in Eshowe was built in 1894 and first occupied by Resident Commissioner, Sir Charles S | Eshowe | Eshowe | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°53′14″S 31°28′12″E / 28.887241°S 31.469935°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/408/0010 | Eshowe Junior School, 57 Main Street, Eshowe | Type of site: School Current use: school. Built c. 1900 this fine Victorian redbrick school building with its large gable and ornamented wooden verandah is an excellent example of its type and period. As an institution the school itself, having been established by the Government | Eshowe | Eshowe | Register | 31°27′23″S 28°54′07″E / 31.4564611111°S 28.9018555555°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/409/0002 | Greystone, Farm Vegt Lager 801, Estcourt District | Single storey farmhouse with verandas to front and side, wide stone steps leading to main entrance, This impressive Victorian farmhouse, with its ornamental wood-decorated veranda, was built in 1873 by Sir Frederick Moor. He was the last Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: house & other: conference centre. This impressive Victorian farmhouse, with its ornamental wood-decorated verandah, was built in 1873 | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°04′10″S 29°48′00″E / 29.0694444444°S 29.8°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/409/0003 | Bulwer Bridge and Old Toll House, Colenso, Estcourt District | The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic, while the Toll House is the oldest building in Colenso and also the only surviving toll house in Natal. Type of site: Bridge, Toll Previous use: other: toll house. Current use: bridge. From the N3 take the Colenso Ladysmith turn-off. Pass the first turn-off to Colenso and take the sec. The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic, while the Toll House is t | Colenso | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°44′10″S 29°49′10″E / 28.7361111111°S 29.8194444444°E | |
9/2/409/0004 | Fort Durnford, Kemps Road, Estcourt | In 1847 a detachment of the 45th Regiment was sent from Fort Napier in Pietermaritzburg to protect the Boers in that region from the raids of the Bushmen. For their station they chose the flat top of a hill across the Bushman’s River from Saailaer. This w Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortifications and stables. Current use: Museum. Coming into Estcourt from Pietermaritzburg turn right onto Kemps Road just before crossing the railw. This extensive fortification was designed by Colonel A.W. Durnford and erected in 1874. | Estcourt | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°00′00″S 29°53′00″E / 29.000000°S 29.883333°E | Media related to Fort Durnford at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/409/0009 | Bartle House, St Gregory College, Estcourt District | Built of Natal red brick with a hipped corrugated iron roof. Has Oregon sash windows and a wraparound. Established during the 1880s and named after Sir Bartle Frere. Used as headquarters for British for Current use: college. From the N3 take the Colenso turn-off. Head north to Colenso. Immediately one passes Frere on the ri. Bartle House is a well designed and restored building prominently situated in a location where a bui | Frere | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°53′37″S 29°46′27″E / 28.893681°S 29.774301°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/409/0010 | Saailaer, Farm Zaay Lager 1199, Estcourt District | Saailaer, the camp of the well-known Voortrekker leader Gert Maritz, was the furthest south of the laagers at the time of the Great Murder. It stood in a horseshoe bend of the Bushman’s River just east of Estcourt. Fort Durnford on top of a hill to the ea Type of site: Battlefield, House Entering Estcourt from Pmb. cross river and take first right, Drummond St. Becomes Paterson. Right i. | Estcourt, Ward 3 | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°00′28″S 29°53′16″E / 29.007821°S 29.887855°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/409/0013 | Ambleside Military Cemetery, Bridledrift, Estcourt District | Type of site: Cemetery Military. The Ambleside Military Cemetery including the monument and graves therein in extent approx. 18 X 12 | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°44′03″S 29°47′07″E / 28.7341666666°S 29.7852777777°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/409/0013 | Ambleside Military Cemetery, Farm Bridle Drift, Estcourt District | Type of site: Cemetery Military Current use: cemetery. | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°44′03″S 29°47′07″E / 28.734167°S 29.785278°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/409/0018 | Bloukrans Battlefield, Farm Rama 929, Estcourt District: Bloukrans Memorial | About twelve km from Estcourt along the main road to Colenso, opposite Chieveley railway station, a farm road turns off to the north and after crossing the railway line and the Bloukrans River, reaches the Bloukrans Monument. The Voortrekkers who suffered most during the night of Friday, 16 February, were those whose laagers stood at the Moordspruit and the Bloukrans River. The first to be attacked were the laagers of the Liebenbergs, the Rossouws and the Bezuidenhouts; next Type of site: Memorial Previous use: battlefield (on). Current use: memorial. From N3 take Colenso Ladysmith turn-off and head for Colenso. After about 7 km (4 mi) turn right and go abou. Scene of the 'Groot Moord' February 1838, of some 480 Voortrekkers and their servants by Zulu impi; | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°50′30″S 28°51′00″E / 29.8416666666°S 28.85°E | ||
9/2/409/0019 | Brynbella Battlefield Stone Wall, Farm Tamboekieskraal 1927 (Farm Zuur Hoek 1928), Estcourt District | Undressed dolorite boulders, comparatively narrow, approx 5 ft (2 m) high and in several places capped by t At least part of the wall was in existence when the farm was acquired by the Symmons family in 1870. This dolomite wall was presumably erected during the period 1870–1880 as boundary between the farms Tamboekies Kraal and Zuurbraak. The Boers, after the Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield (on). Current use: wall. This dolorite wall was presumably erected during the period 1870–1880 as boundary between the farms | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°06′00″S 29°56′00″E / 29.1°S 29.9333333333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/409/0020 | Marianne Church Ruins, Farm Doveton, Estcourt District | These ruins are the remains of the second Dutch Reformed church erected in Natal and which was in use from 1852 to 1874. It was named after the wife of the then minister of Pietermaritzburg, Dr Faure. Type of site: Church, Ruins Previous use: church. Current use: abandoned. These ruins are the remains of the second Dutch Reformed Church erected in Natal and which was in us | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°00′00″S 29°53′00″E / 29.000000°S 29.883333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/409/0021 | Old Agricultural Hall, Harding Street, Estcourt | One-and-a-half storeyed hall of unique design; roof of varied rhythms with ventilation turret Architectural style: neo-Classical. Type of site: Hall Agriculture Current use: hall. Entering Escourt from Pmb. Turn right into Harding Street at railway station. Site is immediately on. An impressive sandstone building designed by Kent and Price and officially opened in December 1901; designed in the neo-Classical style the Agricultural Hall forms a unique civic complex together with the adjacent City Hall. | Estcourt, Central | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°00′00″S 29°53′00″E / 29.000000°S 29.883333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/409/0022 | Settler Cottage, 87 Lorne Street, Estcourt | Small cottage under thatch; open front stoep of shale and sandstone with tiled top and wooden pillar The erf was surveyed in 1863 and it appears the house was built shortly thereafter as it is recorded as one of the earliest house in Estcourt. Architectural style: vernacular cottage. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: shop?. Entering Escourt from Pmb. route becomes Lorne Street after crossing river. 87 is on left. From town. A very rare early settler cottage under thatch, reputed to be the oldest house in Estcourt, this lit | Estcourt, Ward 2 | Estcourt | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°52′37″S 29°00′40″E / 29.8769583333°S 29.0112027777°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/410/0002 | Karel Landman House, Farm Uithoek 1335, Glencoe District | About 24 kilometres from Ladysmith, along the national road to the north, the road to Elandslaagte and Wasbank turns off sharply to the right. On the farm Uithoek near Wasbank there is a house in which the Voortrekker Karel Landman lived from 1852 to 1875 Architectural style: vernacular cottage. Type of site: House Current use: house. From Wasbank take Glencoe road and turn-off onto farm road to east after 8 km (5 mi). From Glencoe the. The home of Karel Pieter Landman 1795–1875, Voortrekker leader from Cape Colony via Trans-Oranje to | Glencoe | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°14′00″S 30°08′00″E / 28.2333333333°S 30.1333333333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/412/0002 | 37-41 Todd (Cnr Wick) Street, Verulam, Inanda District | Previous use: shops. Current use: demolished. | Verulam, Central | Inanda | Provisional Protection | 29°38′41″S 31°02′52″E / 29.644792°S 31.047669°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/412/0004 | Ottawa House, Farm Lot 20 1529, Inanda District | Dominant 4-storey corner tower; entrance via loggia between tower & bedroom wing. Bay & centre windows Ottawa sugar estate begun by Mr Anthony Wilkinson who came to Natal in 1856 Architectural style: Italianate. Type of site: House Current use: vacant. Ottawa House is a well-known and prominent mansion associated with the growth of the sugar industry | Inanda | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°41′00″S 30°56′00″E / 29.683333°S 30.933333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/412/0006-012 | Ganesha Temple, North Coast Road, Mount Edgecombe | Heavily modulated perimeter wall. Entrance portal surmounted by SIKHALA tower. Cella on axis, square This Hindu temple is the first building by the well-known architect and builder, Kristappa Reddy. The building was erected in 1899 and forms a unique part of South Africa's cultural and architectural heritage. Architectural style: Hindu. Type of site: Temple Current use: temple. This Hindu temple is the first building by the well-known architect and builder, Kristappa Reddy. Th | Mount Edgecombe | Inanda | Provincial Heritage Site | 31°02′06″S 29°42′05″E / 31.0349583333°S 29.7012694444°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/412/0007 | Shri Jagannath Puri Temple, Belvedere Road, Tongaat | 23m high tower (shikhara), single entrance capped by an octangenal squat shape and a dome. This temple was constructed by the late Pandit Shiskishan Maharaj, a devout Hindu priest and Sanskrit scholar who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He constructed this structure of 21 metres using traditional primitive building methods, African labour a Architectural style: Nagava. Type of site: Temple Current use: temple. This richly ornamented temple was constructed by Pandit Shiskishan Maharaj, a Hindu priest who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. The temple, surrounded by a moat, was dedicated to the war like god Jagannathi. | Tongaat | Inanda | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°34′42″S 31°05′39″E / 29.578365°S 31.094277°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/412/0009 | Narainsamy Temple, Inanda Road, Newlands | The temple, which stands on a ridge north of the Umgeni river near Durban, has a prominent white spire visible from a great distance. The whole building is finished in white, in contrast to many others which are decorated in various colours. The stucco mo The Narainsamy Temple, Newlands, was founded by one Narainsamy in 1896. It is controlled by a family trust created by him. The designer and builder of the temple was Kristappa Reddy, whose main contribution to temple architecture was this temple with its Architectural style: Traditional Indian. Type of site: Temple Current use: temple. From N2 north take off-ramp to M21, Inanda Road, and turn left to head inland. The Temple is on the. Founded by one Narainsamy in 1896 and designed and built by Kristappa Reddy, this temple has a finel | Newlands, Newlands East | Inanda | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | |
9/2/412/0012/001 | John Dube House, Ohlange Institution, Inanda District | Single storey Natal verandah house with corrugated-iron roof, redbrick walls and gable at each end o This house was the home of John Dube, founder of the Ohlange Institution and Ilanga newspaper. Dube Type of site: House Current use: house. The home of John Dube, first president of the ANC, a pioneer educationist, black editor and politica | Inanda | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°41′50″S 30°57′27″E / 29.697336°S 30.957499°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/412/0014 | Ottawa Estate Shree Emperumal Temple, Ottawa, Inanda District | Type of site: Temple Current use: temple. Erected in 1892, this temple is a typical small cane workers temple in the South Indian, Dravidian style. Erected by indentured labourers it serves an important religious and social function in Ottawa. Typical of small Dravidian temples, the structure h | Ottawa | Inanda | Register | 29°40′20″S 31°02′20″E / 29.672207°S 31.038888°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0001 | Hindu Thirukootam and Shree Ganaser Temple, 113 Forbes Street, Ladysmith | Natal veranda house of hipped roof and flared veranda roof with attached SIKHARA at the rear; a very Architectural style: Natal colonial + Indian. Type of site: Temple Current use: temple & school. Entering Ladysmith from Pmb. Follow the trough road through the CBD until reaching Queen Street. Tun. A declared national monument | Ladysmith, Central | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°33′38″S 29°47′08″E / 28.5605805555°S 29.7855583333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0002 | Keer Weder, 25 Keate Street, Ladysmith | Symmetrical double gabled villa on a parilion plan with linking lean-to veranda and gablet on centre Built before 1900 by Mr David Sparks, three times mayor of Ladysmith, the property was known as ROSE Architectural style: Victorian villa. Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: offices. One of the finest Victorian houses in Ladysmith (in urgent need of repair) | Ladysmith, Central | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°46′45″S 28°33′29″E / 29.7792833333°S 28.5580416666°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0004 | Hime Bridge, Farm Platberg 1241, Klip River District | Type of site: Bridge Current use: bridge. This bridge is the best preserved and least threatened of the bridges which formed the first major roadworks linking Natal with the Transvaal. | Klip River | Register | 28°21′39″S 30°00′40″E / 28.360884°S 30.011038°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0008 | Platrand Battlefield, Farm Fourie's Kraal 1183 (Riet Kuil 1067), Klip River District | Five kilometres southwest of Ladysmith there is a long, low hill, about five kilometres long and about 200 metres high. It played an important part in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902. It was known to the Boers as Piatrand and to the British as Wagon Hill. Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield. Current use: other: farmland. From the centre of Ladysmith take the route to Colenso and Pietermaritzburg, but just before turning. Historical interest – the crown of this hill was a British defensive site during the Anglo-Boer War, | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°35′10″S 29°45′10″E / 28.5861111111°S 29.7527777777°E | Media related to Platrand Memorials at Wikimedia Commons | |
9/2/415/0008-001 | Platrand Burgher Monument, Ladysmith, Klipriver District | 0 | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°35′02″S 29°46′04″E / 28.5838888888°S 29.7677777777°E | ||
9/2/415/0008-002 | Wagon Hill Cemetery, Ladysmith, Klipriver District | Type of site: Cemetery. | Ladysmith | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°36′03″S 29°45′09″E / 28.6008333333°S 29.7525°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0008-003 | Memorials, Wagon Point, Klipriver District | Type of site: Memorial. | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | ||
9/2/415/0008-004 | Caesar's Camp Cemetery, Platrand, Klipriver District | Type of site: Cemetery. | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0008-005 | Manchester Memorial, Platrand, Klipriver District | Type of site: Memorial. | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0008-006 | Manchester Regiment Graves, Platrand, Klipriver District | 0 | Klipriver | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0018 | Llandaff Oratory, Van Reenen, Klip River District | This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew, at the time landdrost in Natal, to house a memorial plaque in memory of his son Llandaff, who died during the Burnside colliery disaster. Current use: church and memorial. on the N3 heading towards the OFS, a few metres from the provincial boundary turn left after the gar. This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew, at the time landrost in Natal, t | Van Reenen | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°22′30″S 29°22′30″E / 28.375°S 29.375°E | Media related to LLandaff Oratory at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/415/0019 | Railway Institute, 316 Murchison (Cnr Albert) Street, Ladysmith | Double-storey H-shaped plan, two additional wings projecting to Murchison Street to contain two-tier Ladysmith has an important railways associated history. This double-storeyed Victorian sandstone building, the corner-stone of which was laid on 25 September 1903 by Joseph Bayngs, was erected by the then Natal Government Railways as recreation centre for Architectural style: Victorian institutional. Type of site: residential / recreationa Current use: clubhouse. Entering Ladysmith from Pmb. follow the trough road and turn left into Murchison Street upon enterin. Declared a National Monument 24 June 1983 | Ladysmith, Central | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°47′03″S 28°33′19″E / 29.7843°S 28.5551527777°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0022 | Soofie Mosque and Maddressa, 41 Mosque (Soofie) Road, Ladysmith | A rusticated base to a roofscape of minarets and domes, a delightful composition of Islamic architecture. The builder Jamaloodeen, came from India as a 14-year-old boy. He learnt mosque building by observing Architectural style: Islamic. Type of site: Mosque Current use: mosque. A landmark of delight | Ladysmith, Rose Park | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°46′41″S 28°34′14″E / 29.7781888888°S 28.5705666666°E | |
9/2/415/0025 | Dutch Corps Monument, Elandslaagte Battlefield, Farm Brakfontein 1046, Kilp River District | This memorial, which was designed by G. Moerdyk of Pretoria, was built by the firm Barker and Nel of Volksrust and was erected by the citizens of The Netherlands in memory of members of the Dutch Corps who died during the battle at Elandslaagte on 21 Octo Type of site: Memorial Current use: memorial. From Ladysmith to Newcastle on R23 turn off to Wasbank R621. After about 2.5 km (2 mi) and just before sharp. | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°25′20″S 30°58′40″E / 28.4222222222°S 30.9777777777°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0026 | Elandslaagte Battlefield, Farm Brakfontein 1046, Klip River District | The battle at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899 was the second action of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). In this battle the Boers lost 60 men, while 140 were wounded and 200 were taken prisoner. British casualties numbered 50 dead and 205 wounded. Type of site: Battlefield Current use: memorial. Ladysmith – Newcastle on R23 turn to Wasbank R621. After about 2.5 km (2 mi), just before sharp turn north g. The battle at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899 was the second action of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902 | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°25′30″S 30°58′40″E / 28.425°S 30.9777777777°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/415/0027 | Town Hall, Murchison (Cnr Queen) Street, Ladysmith | Murchison Street front marked by portico & clocktower, cortile surrounded by arcade of slender Doric This magnificent Town Hall, the corner-stone of which was laid in August 1893, was designed and built by the architects Walker and Singleton. The building was badly damaged during the siege of Ladysmith (1899–1900), but was restored by Lucas in 1900. Architectural style: Renaissance revival / Union Period Baroque. Type of site: Town Hall Current use: town hall. Entering Ladysmith from Pmb. Follow the trough road and turn left into Murchison Street upon enterin. The clocktower and the adjacent rooms were declared National Monuments on10.8.79 | Ladysmith, Central | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°46′51″S 28°33′35″E / 29.7807555555°S 28.5596833333°E | Media related to Ladysmith Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/415/0028 | Castor and Pollux, 6,3 in. RML Howitzer, Ladysmith | These two guns are well known amongst historians and others interested in the history of the Anglo-Boer war | Ladysmith | Klip River | Heritage Object | 28°33′33″S 29°46′51″E / 28.559247°S 29.780895°E | Media related to Castor and Pollux guns at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/415/0030 | Dutch Reformed Church, 103 Murchison Street, Ladysmith | Exterior to Murchison street suggestive of a basilican plan and section. In fact, church has octagon The NGK congregation was founded in 1854. Sited on a double-sized property (the size originally rese Architectural style: neo Romanesque/Byzantine. Type of site: Church Current use: religious. The architect, Moerdijk, promoted Afrikaans culture and specialised in Dutch Reformed Church building | Ladysmith, Central | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°46′45″S 28°33′43″E / 29.7791305555°S 28.5619027777°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/415/0033 | The Residency, 11-13 Wright Road, Ladysmith | Ladysmith prototype: acknowledges local climatic conditions; for its construction locally available Official residence of the resident magistrate Architectural style: Victorian. Type of site: Residency Current use: house. As the most prominent prototype of a vernacular housing style which was designed to suit climatic co | Ladysmith, Egerton | Klip River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°47′29″S 28°32′50″E / 29.7914972222°S 28.5473388888°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0001/001 | Cedara College, Lions River District: Old Hostel Building | Previous use: offices & other: living quarters, lecture rooms, dining facilities, etc. Current use: hostel & lecture halls. From Pmb north on N3. Off at Winterskloof/Mount Michael after Hilton. Right over motorway, about 2 km (1 mi). This building housed the first Natal Govt Agricultural College and Experimental Station and served a | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°32′50″S 30°16′00″E / 29.5472222222°S 30.2666666666°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/417/0002 | Tweedie Research Station, Farm Riversdale 950, Lions River District | U-shaped building, verandah columns, corrugated iron roof and stone plinths. Built in 1867 by Mr George Ross, well-known Natal farmer, the farmstead has had numerous owners over Architectural style: Vernacular style. Previous use: house. Current use: other: research station. From the N3 heading north turn off to Tweedie just after passing Howick. Turn left to Tweedie. After. The farmstead has been owned by various well-known Natal figures over the years and is a good example | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°28′40″S 30°11′10″E / 29.4777777777°S 30.1861111111°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/417/0003-001 | Fairfell Farmstead, Shafton Road, Howick | Steeply pitched hipped roof with dormers and gabled extensions. Roof flared over veranda of west wing. Built for Sir George Morris Sutton, 5th Prime Minister of Colony of Natal, 1903–04. Architectural style: Victorian style. Type of site: Farm Complex Current use: residence. A fine example of rural architecture of Natal, with wrap-around verandahs. Importance is enhanced du | Howick | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°28′44″S 30°14′24″E / 29.478851°S 30.239890°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0005 | Owthorne House, Farm Bosch Hoek 973, Lions River District | Plastered brickwork, corrugated iron roof (originally thatch) with two small dormers on either side. Built in 1882 by William Charles Shaw, British settler who farmed in the Dargle and also managed a n Architectural style: Vernacular style. Type of site: House Current use: house. Historical and architectural interest – the farmhouse was built by Wiliam Charles Shaw, one of an im | The Dargle | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°28′22″S 30°06′22″E / 29.472780°S 30.106110°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0007 | Howick Waterfall, Falls View Drive, Howick | The township of Howick is situated just off the main road, 23 kilometres north-west of Pietermaritzburg. There, at an early stage of its journey from the rolling foothills of the Drakensberg to the Indian Ocean at Durban, the Umgeni plunges more than 95 m Type of site: Waterfall Current use: waterfall. Entering Howick from Pmb. From Main Street take first right at war memorial after crossing the Umgen. 95 metres high and situated close to the village of Howick, established at the old travellers' river | Howick | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°29′12″S 30°14′19″E / 29.486743°S 30.238720°E | Media related to Howick Falls at Wikimedia Commons |
9/2/417/0008 | Tweedie Hall, Farm Tweedie Hall 11880, Lions River District | Double-storey Victorial red brick house; front and side verandas and upper floor balcony; bay window Built by James Morton 1893 and passed down through the family to the present day, the house was once Type of site: House Current use: house. From the N3 heading north turn off to Tweedie just after passing Howick. Turn left to Tweedie. 1,2km. Historical and architectural interest – designed by Street-Wilson and built by a Mr James, for James | Tweedie | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°29′30″S 30°10′40″E / 29.4916666666°S 30.1777777777°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0009 | Howick Clinic, 24 Morling Street, Howick | Hipped roof, gabled projections symmetrical abort the recessed veranda. Segment arch soldiered linto Apparently built for George Ford, builder/owner of the Falls Hotel. Served as local museum. This house, built during the late nineteenth century, is one of the oldest buildings in the Natal Colonial style still in existence in this area. Architectural style: Victorian style. Type of site: Clinic Previous use: house. Current use: clinic. Entering Howick from Pmb. and crossing Umgeni River take first left into Morling Street Clinic is on. Built during the late 19th century, this is one of the oldest buildings in the Natal Colonial style | Howick, Central | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°29′16″S 30°13′53″E / 29.487892°S 30.231392°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0013 | St John's Gowrie Presbyterian Church, Nottingham Road, Lions River District | This church, which was the first to be erected in Upper Umgeni, was built in 1884–1885. It stands on a portion of the historic farm 'Gowie' which was donated by Byrne Settler, John King, who arrived in Natal on the sailing ship Henry Tanner in 1849. The Type of site: Church Current use: religious. From N3 north of Pietermaritzburg take the Nottingham Road turn-off and travel towards Nottingham Ro. | Nottingham Road | Lions River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°21′10″S 29°59′50″E / 29.3527777777°S 29.9972222222°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/417/0017 | Aird Farmhouse, Farm Petrusstroom No.954, Lions River District | Single Storey, L-shaped building. Verandas to front and one side and at the rear the L-shape forms a Built in c1882 by James Clark, one of the first five homesteads in the Midlands. James Clark was a Architectural style: 'Natal verandah house'. Type of site: House Current use: house. Built c1882 by the transport rider James Clark this originally L-shaped, stone farmstead with hipped corrugated roof and characterictic cast-iron front verandah is recognised as one of the important homes of the Natal Midlands. Though altered and painted | Lions River | Register | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/418/0001 | Old Fort Police Station, Rood Street, Stanger | Type of site: Police Station Current use: police station. | Stanger | Lower Tugela | Register | 29°20′50″S 31°17′04″E / 29.347298°S 31.284449°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/418/0002 | Shaka Memorial, King Shaka Street, Stanger | The striking Chaka memorial stands in Couper Street in Stanger, 74 kilometres north of Durban along the North Coast Road. Chaka was the outstanding figure in a long succession of Zulu chiefs. Almost two metres tall and well pro portioned, he was endowed with great physical strength and outstanding courage. He had a searching and creative intellect, but he was domineering and Type of site: Memorial Current use: memorial. Monument, made in Newcastle, erected in 1932 on the alleged site of King Shaka's grave; not official | Stanger | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°20′24″S 31°17′40″E / 29.340072°S 31.294466°E | |
9/2/418/0003 | Stanger South School, Balcomb (Cnr Albert Luthuli) Street, Stanger | Victorian school building with pavilion plan, recessed veranda bay window and 6/6 sliding sash wind H R Dukes opened two rooms in his large house as Stanger's first European school in 1895, additional Architectural style: Victorian. Type of site: School Current use: school. Historical – two rooms of a private house were opened as Stanger's first European school 5 August 18 | Stanger | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°20′31″S 31°17′28″E / 29.341996°S 31.291101°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/418/0009 | Fort Pearson, Farm Williamsom 12871, Lower Tugela District | Site of British encampment during Anglo-Zulu War 9879 The main road to the north crosses the Tugela River 21 kilometres from Stanger. About one kilometre before one reaches the bridge, a gravel road turns off to the right and rises steeply up a hill near the river. There, eight km down-stream from Bond’s Dri Type of site: Fort Current use: fortifications. Of historical significance being constructed by Col Charles Knight Pearson during the 1879 Anglo-Zul | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°12′50″S 31°26′00″E / 29.2138888888°S 31.4333333333°E | Media related to Fort Pearson at Wikimedia Commons | |
9/2/418/0010 | Ultimatum Tree, Farm Lot 5 2612, Lower Tugela District | Ficus Sonderi (wild fig/Sycamore Fig) tree, being progeny of original historic tree. The 'Ultimatum Tree' stands on the right bank of the Tugela River at the site of the old pont just below Fort Pearson. In 1878 the differences between Cetshwayo and the British Governments of Natal and the Transvaal reached a climax. The main point of con Type of site: Tree Current use: tree. Site where ultimatum leading to the outbreak of the Anglo-Zulu War was delivered to Zulu King Cetswa | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°12′50″S 31°26′10″E / 29.2138888888°S 31.4361111111°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/418/0011 | Kearsney Methodist Chapel, Farm Kearsney 2201, Lower Tugela District | East-West aligned church of 5 bays, each separated by a wide, battered buttress and slit windows wit This church building was built by Mr A. Rovik and was completed early in 1908. It was consecrated on 23 May 1908. Built at the instigation of Sir Liege Hulett, who was a Methodist lay preacher in the Verulam circuit Architectural style: Arts and Crafts. Type of site: Chapel Current use: church. From Greytown on R74 pass Mapumulo then Mount Albert, Royden & Mandalay on left. Take next left after. Of historical and architectural interest – designed by Stott & Kirby to serve the growing community | Kearsney | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°17′11″S 31°14′17″E / 29.286446°S 31.237993°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/418/0013 | Convention Tree, Tugela Station, Lower Tugela District | Mistakenly declared as the 'Ultimatum Tree' and redeclared as a 'fine botanical specimen', this tree Type of site: Tree Current use: tree. Declared as a 'fine botanical specimen' after it was discovered that the tree had mistakenly been de | Tugela Station | Lower Tugela | Provisional Protection | 29°10′23″S 31°24′27″E / 29.173060°S 31.407500°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/418/0014 | Isivundu House, Farm Isivundu 1954, Lower Tugela District | Longitudinal house with 'witch's' tower at entrance. Perimeter verandah, very large 1/1 sliding sash The mansion dates from about 1900 and is one of the few remaining so-called "sugar palaces" in Natal. Architectural style: Queen Anne verandah house. Type of site: Farm Complex Current use: house. From Greytown on R74 pass Mapumulo and Kearsney. Half km after turn to Doringkop see turn to Isivund. Of historical and architectural interest – the mansion dates from c1900 and is one of the few remain | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°18′28″S 31°14′59″E / 29.307758°S 31.249731°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/418/0015 | Morewood Sugar Mill Memorial Garden, Farm Compensation 868, Lower Tugela District | Gardens established by the SA Sugar Assoc in 1951 to commemorate the pioneer work of Edmend Morewood The memorial garden marks the place where the first sugar mill in South Africa was erected and where the South African sugar industry had its origin. The founder of the sugar industry in Natal was Edmund Morewood, one of the early settlers in Durban. When Architectural style: Utilitarian. Type of site: Garden of Remembrance Current use: memorial garden. On the N3 heading north from Durban take the Ballito Bay turn-off north of Tongaat and head inland. Morewood Memorial Garden is the site which commemorates the origins of South African sugar production in SA. | Lower Tugela | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°30′01″S 31°10′14″E / 29.500146°S 31.170428°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/418/0016 | Bogmore, Farm Compensation 868, Lower Tugela District | Type of site: House Current use: hotel. Built between 1903 and 1905 by Horace Hulett, son of Sir Liege Hulett, founder of Hullett Sugar, this house was until recently owned by the Hulett family. It is now the property of a Mr Patrick Shorten, who runs it as 'Shortens Country House', an upmark | Lower Tugela | Register | 29°30′30″S 31°11′53″E / 29.508202°S 31.198028°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/419/0004 | St Lucia Lighthouse, Farm State Land 7638, Lower Umfolozi District | Original cast-iron tower and optic transferred to Cape St Lucia from Mahlongwa Head near Umkomaas af Type of site: Lighthouse Current use: lighthouse. Supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick, England in 1892, this cast-iron structure originally stood at Mahlongwa Head, but was moved to St Lucia in 1906 after a new system was devised for marking the Aliwal Shoal. It is the sister of the Port Shepstone | Lower Umfolozi | Register | 28°31′08″S 32°23′50″E / 28.5188888888°S 32.3972222222°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/420/0001 | Mpande's Nodwengu Royal Homestead and Grave, Ulundi, Mahlabatini | Nothing left of the traditional Zulu settlement. The Zulu Chief Senzangakhona had three sons who succeeded one another as paramount rulers of the Zulus: Chaka, Dingane and Mpande. Chaka was murdered by his brothers Dingane and Mhlangana in 1828. Dingane was afraid of Mhlangana so he killed him, but he t Type of site: Royal Grave or Chief Current use: kraal & monument. Royal residence of King Mpande occupied by him from 1840 to 1872; his burial place. | Ulundi | Mahlabatini | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°18′00″S 31°25′30″E / 28.3°S 31.425°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/420/0002-002 | Ondini, Ulundi, Mahlabatini District | Partial reconstruction of the largest of Cetshwayo's homesteads on open grassland site sloping downh The Battle of Ulundi took place in 1879 between the British and Cetshwayo’s Zulu army. The battlefield was very close to the site of Mpande’s kraal, Nodwengu, and barely three kilometres due west of Cetshwayo’s kraal, Ondini. The Zulu War broke out in the Current use: monument. From Ulundi take road to Umfolozi Game Reserve. Site is on north side of the road, a few kilometres. After his part in Mpande's successful first incursion into Swaziland in the mid-1840s, Cetshwayo, th | Ulundi | Mahlabatini | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°19′00″S 31°27′30″E / 28.3166666666°S 31.4583333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/420/0003 | Ulundi Battlefield, Mahlabatini District | The Battle of Ulundi took place in 1879 between the British and Cetshwayo’s Zulu army. The battlefield was very close to the site of Mpande’s kraal, Nodwengu, and barely three kilometres due west of Cetshwayo’s kraal, Ondini. The Zulu War broke out in the Type of site: Battlefield Current use: monument. From Ulundi take road to Umfolozi Game Reserve. The domed memorial is clearly visible on north side. Battlesite where Cetshwayo's warriors were defeated by the British on 4 July 1879. | Mahlabatini | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°18′40″S 31°25′30″E / 28.3111111111°S 31.425°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/422/0001 | Helen Bridge, Weston, Mooi River District | Type of site: Bridge Current use: bridge. The first bridge built north of Pietermaritzburg, situated at the old Voortrekker and pioneer crossi | Mooi River | Mooi River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°12′40″S 30°01′20″E / 29.2111111111°S 30.0222222222°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/422/0003 | St Theresa's Roman Catholic Church, Westacre Road, Mooi River | Type of site: Church Current use: religious. | Mooi River | Mooi River | Register | 29°12′22″S 30°00′03″E / 29.206150°S 30.000824°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/422/0004 | Garden of Remembrance, MacFarlane Street, Mooi River | Type of site: Garden of Remembrance. A military hospital was established in Mooi River in 1900 and those who died were buried in the ceme | Mooi River | Mooi River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°31′00″S 30°00′06″E / 29.5166666666°S 30.0016666666°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/422/0006/001 | Weston Agricultural College, Farm Weston Training School 13981, Mooi River District: Old Medical Officers and Nurses Residences | Type of site: School Current use: college. From Pietermaritzburg west on N2 take Mooi River turnoff and turn left then right at T. After about. (One of) These two wood-and-iron houses, which were erected in 1900, are relics of the British Milit | Mooi River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°13′00″S 30°02′00″E / 29.2166666666°S 30.0333333333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/422/0006/002 | Weston Agricultural College, Farm Weston Training School 13981, Mooi River District: Old Commanding Officer's Quarters | These two wood-and-iron houses, which were erected in 1900, are relics of the British Military Remount Depot that was established at Weston near Mooi River shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). Type of site: School Current use: college. From Pietermaritzburg west on N2 take Mooi River turnoff and turn left then right at T. After about. (One of) These two wood-and-iron houses, which were erected in 1900, are relics of the British Milit | Mooi River | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°13′00″S 30°02′00″E / 29.2166666666°S 30.0333333333°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/423/0001 | Matatiele Museum, High Street, Matatiele | A stone building with a corrugated iron roof at the back facade and a stepped gable in the front fac Erected by John Hutt for Mr Barker and Mr Heyns and used as a garage. 1925 the building was bought b Type of site: commercial Previous use: workshop & church hall & post office. Current use: museum. This building is one of the few conservation worthy buildings in the town and is also a well-known l | Matatiele | Mount Currie | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°31′50″S 30°53′45″E / 28.530554°S 30.895824°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/423/0002 | Old Town Hall, Main Street, Kokstad | Impressive smaller town hall with colonnaded, gabled front entrance portico; two wings to either sid Built as town hall and municipal offices and officially opened 1901-01-01; interior modernised for p Architectural style: Colonial town hall. Type of site: Town Hall Previous use: town hall & offices. Current use: library. Designed by Architect Arthur Fyfe, the building is a good example of early Colonial architecture, is | Kokstad | Mount Currie | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°32′50″S 29°25′26″E / 30.547268°S 29.423771°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/423/0007 | Dower House, Dower (Cnr Main) Street, Kokstad | This building is historically the most important in Kokstad. This is not only because it was the fir | Kokstad | Mount Currie | Provisional Protection | 30°33′07″S 29°25′35″E / 30.551943°S 29.426394°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/423/0008 | Bandstand, Main Street, Kokstad | Flat site in Town Hall gardens; Has beautifully detailed cast-iron work; Has a green roof, white pil The fountain which was formerly in the centre was moved to the lower Town gardens some years ago. This ornamental Victorian cast-iron bandstand dates from 1912. It was donated to the Town Council by the engineers who were responsible for Kokstad's water Type of site: recreational Previous use: bandstand. Current use: pavilion. Historical and Architectural interest – This ornamental Victorian cast-iron bandstand dates from 191 | Kokstad | Mount Currie | Provincial Heritage Site | 30°32′52″S 29°25′26″E / 30.547696°S 29.423758°E | |
9/2/423/0009 | Kokstad Museum, 104 Main Street, Kokstad | This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908. It was used as the Public Library until 1982. Previous use: community hall & offices & library. Current use: Museum. This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908. It was used as the Pu | Kokstad | Mount Currie | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°25′27″S 30°32′49″E / 29.4241722222°S 30.5470083333°E | |
9/2/427/0001 | Raffia Palms, Lot 162, Mtunzini | An extensive grove of raphia palms (R. australis) established in 1916 from seed. The North Coast Road divides at Gingindhlovu; the branch to the left goes to Eshowe and Zululand; the one to the right continues northwards up the coast. The village of Mtunzini lies on the coastal road about 19 kilometres from Gingindhlovu. Only a few hu Type of site: Tree Current use: trees. From the centre of Mtunzini follow the route to the Umlalazi nature reserve. After crossing the rail. This extensive grove of raffia palms (R. australis) was established at Mtunzini in 1916 from seed sen | Mtunzini | Mtunzini | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°57′30″S 31°45′40″E / 28.9583333333°S 31.7611111111°E | |
9/2/427/0002 | Tugela Battlefield, Lot 14 Farm Tugela 10600, Mtunzini District | Type of site: Battlefield Current use: monument. On 17 April 1838 a number of British settlers and their auxiliaries went to the aid of Voortrekkers | Mtunzini | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°10′10″S 31°26′50″E / 29.1694444444°S 31.4472222222°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/427/0005 | Fort Tenedos, Farm Alliance 14837, Mtunzini District | Fort Tenedos is situated on the left bank of the Tugela River, opposite Fort Pearson. It was built in 1879 and, together with Fort Pearson, guarded the pont over the river. It was garrisoned by men from HMS Tenedos. Colonel Pearson’s column passed this wa Type of site: Fort Previous use: fortifications. Current use: abandoned. The fort played a major role in the Anglo-Zulu War 1879, being the first fortification constructed b | Mtunzini | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°12′30″S 31°26′10″E / 29.2083333333°S 31.4361111111°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/429/0001 | O'Neil's Cottage, Farm Stonewall 3109, Newcastle District | This historic house stands on the western side of the main road between Ingogo and Charlestown. It is situated at the foot of the Amajuba Mountain, 35 kilometres from Newcastle and 11 km (7 mi) from Charlestown. It is planned in the form of a cross and is built... Type of site: House Previous use: house. Current use: museum. From Newcastle head north towards Volksrust on the R23. About 20 km (12 mi) from Newcastle and at the bottom. It was in this cottage that negotiations took place during a number of meetings in March 1881, … | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°30′00″S 29°51′20″E / 27.5°S 29.8555555555°E | Media related to Peace of 1881 at Wikimedia Commons | |
9/2/429/0002 | Town Hall, Scott Street, Newcastle | The city hall was designed by William Lucas and erected in 1898. It is one of the few remaining colonial buildings in Newcastle. Architectural style: Colonial town hall. Type of site: Town Hall. Current use: hall. Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn-off from bypass and turn left into Scott St. Of architectural and local historical interest – The city hall was designed by William Lucas. | Newcastle, Central | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°45′27″S 29°55′54″E / 27.757373°S 29.931597°E | |
9/2/429/0004 | Old State School, Albert (Cnr Havelock) Street, Charlestown | Double pitched, gable ends with wooden barge boards and fascias, seven dormer windows and six plaste [sic?]. The school was completed in 1904, and is presently used as a private residence. Type of site: School Current use: school. The school was completed in 1904 with further additions later in the same year. This single story rectangular building of plastered brick with corrugated iron roof and verandah, is a good and surviving example of a school building of the period. | Charlestown | Newcastle | Register | 27°25′00″S 29°53′00″E / 27.416667°S 29.883333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/429/0005 | St Dominic's Academy Pavilion, St Dominic's Street, Newcastle | Round sports pavilion; timber posts support roof St Dominic's Academy was founded in 1891 as a convent and was run for 97 years by the Dominican sisters. The pavilion was built in 1916 in the Victorian style. It is one of the few remaining structures of this type in South Africa. Architectural style: Victorian. Type of site: recreational Previous use: other: roller skating rink. Current use: pavilion. Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn-off from bypass and turn left into Scott St. Of architectural and local historical interest – The pavilion was built in 1916 in the Victorian sty | Newcastle, Central | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°45′41″S 29°55′16″E / 27.761444°S 29.921018°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/429/0008 | Old Carnegie Library, Voortrekker Street, Newcastle | Public library endowed by American multi-millionaire and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1837–1919). The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm of Chick and Bartholomew. It was the first Carnegie Lib Type of site: Library Previous use: library. Current use: museum & art gallery. Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn-off from bypass and turn left into Scott St. The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm o | Newcastle, Central | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°45′24″S 29°55′57″E / 27.756545°S 29.932436°E | |
9/2/429/0009 | Kliphuis Moedergemeente, 64 Voortrekker Street, Newcastle | Previous use: sunday school. Current use: house. Built by a local builder, Magnus MacIntosh, for a Dr Ormond in 1903, during the 1920s this house se | Newcastle, Central | Newcastle | Register | 29°56′10″S 27°45′40″E / 29.9361166666°S 27.7610333333°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/429/0010 | Majuba Battlefield, Farm Majuba North 11267, Newcastle District | Amajuba Mountain is sometimes also referred to as Spitskop or Colley’s Kop. It lies to the west of the main road from Newcastle to Volksrust, barely five kilometres south of Charlestown. It can be climbed by a path from the Majuba railway station across t Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield. Current use: site museum. Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn-off from bypass and turn left into Scott St. Battlesite of significant victory for the Boers against British forces led by Sir George Pomeroy | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°28′40″S 29°51′00″E / 27.4777777777°S 29.85°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/429/0010/002 | Majuba Battlefield, Farm Majuba North 11267, Newcastle District: Conservation Area | Type of site: Conservation area Current use: memorial. | Newcastle | Heritage Area | 27°28′33″S 29°51′01″E / 27.475924°S 29.850236°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/429/0013 | Old Residency, 96 Allen Street, Newcastle | Type of site: Residency Previous use: house. Current use: offices. | Newcastle | Newcastle | Register | 29°56′31″S 27°45′52″E / 29.9419777777°S 27.7644305555°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/429/0016 | Hilldrop House (Rider Haggard House), Hilldrop Road, Newcastle | Much indigenous wood, e.g. yellowwood, was used in the construction, while most of the beams in the roof are secured by wooden pegs in place of nails or screws. Some alterations have been made by previous owners, e.g. rooms at the eastern end and kitchen, The house was built by Mr (later Sir) Melmoth Osborne when he was resident magistrate of Newcastle and, is a very good example of British settler rural architecture. The farm, Rooi Point, on which the house stood was purchased by Mr (later Sir) Rider Hagga Type of site: House Current use: residence. This imposing building was erected by Sir Melmoth Osborne, resident magistrate of Newcastle from 1868 to 1875. Sir Rider Haggard took occupation in January 1881 and during his sojourn the Royal Commission which drew up the terms of the Pretoria Convention | Newcastle | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°47′30″S 29°57′00″E / 27.7916666666°S 29.95°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/429/0017 | Old Magazine, Scott Street, Newcastle | The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle. It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914–1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of Type of site: Magazine Previous use: arsenal. The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle. It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914–1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of | Newcastle, Central | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°45′51″S 29°55′19″E / 27.764121°S 29.921823°E | |
9/2/429/0018 | Buffalo River Bridge, Farms Milton 1007 and Kromellenboog 170, Newcastle District | Type of site: Bridge Current use: bridge. This bridge was erected jointly by the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek and the Colony of Natal and was o | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°40′40″S 30°02′20″E / 27.6777777777°S 30.0388888888°E | ||
9/2/429/0019 | Fort Amiel, Fort Street, Newcastle | This structure was named after Major Ameil and was erected in about 1878. It was used by British soldiers during the Zulu Rebellion and the First War of Independence. Type of site: Fort. Previous use: fortifications. Current use: museum. | Newcastle, Amiel Park | Newcastle | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°44′40″S 29°55′10″E / 27.7444444444°S 29.9194444444°E | |
9/2/429/0027 | Old Court House, Holland Street, Charlestown | Small wood and corrugated iron building, single pitched roof with plastered chimney, wooden cottage Built as a court house in 1906 for the Colonial Public Works Department. Type of site: Courthouse Current use: court house. Built as a court house in 1906 for the Colonial Public Works Department (1889 date on building inaccurate), plans for this small wood and iron building were drawn up by the Public Works Branch, Natal Colony. The building neatly indicates the size of th | Charlestown | Newcastle | Register | 27°24′48″S 29°52′24″E / 27.413281°S 29.873344°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/430/0001 | Lutheran Church, New Hanover | Type of site: Church Current use: religious. Historical and architectural interest – This cruciform church was erected in 1867 by German settlers | New Hanover | New Hanover | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°21′21″S 30°31′24″E / 29.355715°S 30.523399°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/434/0001 | Isandlwana Battlefield, Reserve 18 15840, Nqutu District | The modern roads from the heart of Zululand still follow the original routes—north-westwards over the Isihiungu Hills at Babanango, past the Isipezi Mountain and across the Buffalo River to Dundee. For many years the Buffalo or Blood River was regarded as Type of site: Battlefield Previous use: battlefield. Current use: site museum & monument. From Babanango head north to Nqutu or from Nqutu south to Babanago. Turn left at the signpost about. In the vicinity of this hill a British force under the immediate command of Lieut.-Col. A. W. Durnford and Brevet-Lieut. Col. B. Pulleine was virtually annihilated on 22 January 1879 by a Zulu impi of between 20 000 and 25 000 men under the command | Nqutu | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°21′20″S 30°39′10″E / 28.3555555555°S 30.6527777777°E | ||
9/2/434/0005 | Prince Imperial Memorial, Reserve No.18 7638, Nqutu District | Another place that brings the bitter course of the Zulu War of 1879 to mind lies to the west of the road from Babanango to Vryheid via Barklieside—the place where Eugene Louis Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France, was killed by Zulus on 1s Type of site: Memorial Current use: memorial. Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III of France joined the British forces in Zululand during the Zulu | Nqutu | Provincial Heritage Site | 28°08′00″S 30°47′50″E / 28.1333333333°S 30.7972222222°E | Upload Photo | |
9/2/435/0001 | Kruger Bridge, Farms Uitval 195 and Eersteling 690, Paulpietersburg District | Fine stone bridge of dressed stone, three arches, metal balustrades. The road to Vryheid crosses the Pivaan River about 19 kilometres from Paulpietersburg. The bridge is another of the stone arched bridges built in the time of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek. On 9 December 1895, the Executive Committee resolved to build Type of site: Bridge Current use: bridge. Vryheid – Paulpietersburg route via Natal Hot Springs (not R33). From Vryheid left at turn-off. This fine stone bridge was completed in 1898 on the instructions of the Government of the South African Republic. | Paulpietersburg | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°30′10″S 30°49′00″E / 27.5027777777°S 30.816667°E | Media related to Kruger Bridge (Bivane River) at Wikimedia Commons | |
9/2/435/0002 | Library, 27 Smit Street, Paulpietersburg | This impressive church building, the cornerstone of which was laid on 20 May 1899 by Ds Ph.S. Snyman and which was used as a storehouse by British soldiers during the Anglo-Boer War (1899—1902), was only taken into use on 20 May 1904. According to tradition Type of site: Library Previous use: church. Current use: library. Entering town from Vryheid (R33 or R34) travel down High Street and turn left into Smit Street. Libr. This impressive building was first used as a storehouse by British soldiers during the Anglo-Boer War | Paulpietersburg | Paulpietersburg | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°25′28″S 30°48′56″E / 27.424510°S 30.815478°E | Upload Photo |
9/2/435/0003 | Old Residency, Paulpietersburg | The town Paulpietersburg established in 1888, originally fell under the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and was at first named Paulpietersrrust after President Paul Kruger and General Piet Joubert. This name was later changed to Paulpietersdorp and finally in Type of site: Residency Current use: residence. This Drostdy, erected in 1906, was the first British public building to be built in the vicinity. It...? | Paulpietersburg | Paulpietersburg | Provincial Heritage Site | 27°25′48″S 30°49′17″E / 27.429930°S 30.821317°E | |
9/2/437/0005 | Umbilo Waterworks, Paradise Valley Nature Reserve, Pinetown | Type of site: Waterworks Previous use: other: waterworks. Current use: abandoned. This site is one of the earliest large-scale gravity-fed water supply schemes in South AFrica. | Pinetown, Paradise Valley | Pinetown | Provincial Heritage Site | 29°50′08″S 30°53′00″E / 29.835544°S 30.883287°E | list, heritage, sites, kwazulu, natal, this, list, heritage, sites, kwazulu, natal, recognized, south, african, heritage, resource, agency, performance, reasons, following, district, been, split, from, this, page, list, heritage, sites, pietermaritzburgmap, co. This is a list of the heritage sites in KwaZulu Natal as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency For performance reasons the following district has been split off from this page List of heritage sites in PietermaritzburgMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image9 2 401 0001 Mgungundlovu Farm Moordplaats 193 Babanango District In its general layout the kraal was oval in shape with the main gate at the lower end in the direction of the confluence of the two spruits The circle was formed by two concentric hedges of mimosa stumps within which the huts were located It is estim From the Ntonjaneni Spring the road descends gently to the valley below There at the top of a rise a minor road to the left leads to the Dinganestat Dutch Reformed Church Mission Station A few kilometres further on is Mgungundhlovu one of the most im Architectural style traditional beehive huts Previous use other Zulu Royal homestead Current use museum From Melmoth Vryheid road turn off to SW about 4 km 2 mi past turn off to Ulundi coming from Melmoth o Dingane s capital the size of the homestead was deliberately recreated by Cetshwayo at Ondini Babanango Provincial Heritage Site 28 26 00 S 31 16 00 E 28 4333333333 S 31 2666666666 E 28 4333333333 31 2666666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 401 0001 Mgungundlovu Farm Moordplaats 193 Babanango District In its general layout the kraal was oval in shape with the main gate at the lower end in the direction of the confluence of the two spruits The circle was formed by two concentric hedges of mimosa stumps within which the huts were located It is estim From the Ntonjaneni Spring the road descends gently to the valley below There at the top of a rise a minor road to the left leads to the Dinganestat Dutch Reformed Church Mission Station A few kilometres further on is Mgungundhlovu one of the most im Architectural style traditional beehive huts Previous use other Zulu Royal homestead Current use museum From Melmoth Vryheid road turn off to SW about 4 km 2 mi past turn off to Ulundi coming from Melmoth o Dingane s capital the size of the homestead was deliberately recreated by Cetshwayo at Ondini Media related to uMgungundlovu at Wikimedia Commons9 2 401 0002 Piet Retief s Grave Farm Uitzoek 317 Babanango Near the royal kraal uMgungundlovu is a memorial to Retief and his party executed on orders from King Dingane on 6 February 1838 By the middle of 1837 the vanguard of the Great Trek had reached the Drakensberg Piet Retief and a few of his followers proceeded from Kerkenberg via Port Natal to Mgungundhlovu to obtain a grant of land from Dingane on which the Voortrekkers could settle Ding Type of site Grave Current use grave Access route to the farm From Vryheid travel approximately 108 km 67 mi on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid Turn right at the Dingaanstad Mgungunhlovu sign and follow the road for 4 91 km 3 mi Turn right at the Piet Retief Grave site sign and travel another 100 m Grave of Voortrekker leader Piet Retief Ulundi Babanango Provincial Heritage Site 28 26 00 S 31 16 00 E 28 4333333333 S 31 2666666666 E 28 4333333333 31 2666666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 401 0002 Piet Retief s Grave Farm Uitzoek 317 Babanango Near the royal kraal uMgungundlovu is a memorial to Retief and his party executed on orders from King Dingane on 6 February 1838 By the middle of 1837 the vanguard of the Great Trek had reached the Drakensberg Piet Retief and a few of his followers proceeded from Kerkenberg via Port Natal to Mgungundhlovu to obtain a grant of land from Dingane on which the Voortrekkers could settle Ding Type of site Grave Current use grave Access route to the farm From Vryheid travel approximately 108 km 67 mi on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid Turn right at the Dingaanstad Mgungunhlovu sign and follow the road for 4 91 km 3 mi Turn right at the Piet Retief Grave site sign and travel another 100 m Grave of Voortrekker leader Piet Retief Media related to Moordkoppie KwaZulu Natal at Wikimedia Commons9 2 402 0001 Retief s Pass Farm Scheepers Hoek 11337 and Bethel 2186 Bergville District The first party of Voortrekkers to enter Natal led by Piet Retief set out from Blydevooruitzicht and commenced the descent of the Drakensberg down this pass on 14 November 1837 with 66 wagons It reached the foot of the mountain at Bethel by 18 November Type of site Pass Previous use pass amp fortification Current use memorial Marked turn off from R615 on opposite side of road to Sterkfontein Dam a few kilometres from the top Retief s Pass is closely associated with the history of the Great Trek Bergville Provincial Heritage Site 28 34 00 S 29 09 30 E 28 5666666666 S 29 1583333333 E 28 5666666666 29 1583333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 402 0001 Retief s Pass Farm Scheepers Hoek 11337 and Bethel 2186 Bergville District Upload Photo9 2 402 0004 Anglo Boer War Blockhouse Sharrat Street Bergville Constructed of dressed stone with mud mortar and painted at a later date with cement mortar Roof This blockhouse was erected during the latter part of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 by the British troops It served as a link in the defence network of Natal against the incursions of Boer guerilla fighters and is the only known blockhouse of its kind i Type of site Blockhouse Previous use fortification Current use clubhouse From R615 take main turn off into Bergville along Kingsway At T junction in town centre right into T Historical interest was erected during later part of the Anglo Boer war 1899 1902 by British tro Bergville Bergville Provincial Heritage Site 28 43 31 S 29 20 48 E 28 725298 S 29 346784 E 28 725298 29 346784 SAHRA identifier 9 2 402 0004 Anglo Boer War Blockhouse Sharrat Street Bergville Constructed of dressed stone with mud mortar and painted at a later date with cement mortar Roof This blockhouse was erected during the latter part of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 by the British troops It served as a link in the defence network of Natal against the incursions of Boer guerilla fighters and is the only known blockhouse of its kind i Type of site Blockhouse Previous use fortification Current use clubhouse From R615 take main turn off into Bergville along Kingsway At T junction in town centre right into T Historical interest was erected during later part of the Anglo Boer war 1899 1902 by British tro9 2 402 0005 Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District This is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo Boer War On 24 25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill Between 2 500 and 2 700 British soldiers and 58 Boers died during this encounter Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield From the Ladysmith take the Bergville road Turn of to Winterton after 15 km 9 mi Turn right at signpost On 24 25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill Between 2500 and 2700 British Bergville Bergville Provincial Heritage Site 28 39 00 S 29 31 00 E 28 65 S 29 5166666666 E 28 65 29 5166666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 402 0005 Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District This is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo Boer War On 24 25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill Between 2 500 and 2 700 British soldiers and 58 Boers died during this encounter Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield From the Ladysmith take the Bergville road Turn of to Winterton after 15 km 9 mi Turn right at signpost On 24 25 January 1900 the Battle of Spioenkop took place on this hill Between 2500 and 2700 BritishMedia related to Spioenkop Battlefield Memorials at Wikimedia Commons9 2 403 0001 Cycads Monteseel Township Camperdown District The township of Monteseel lies between Drummond and Inchanga on the road from Durban to Pietermaritzburg that passes the Valley of a Thousand Hills The Monteseel cycads grow in a deep rocky kloof in a part of the township which has been set aside as a p seems cut off Type of site Tree Current use other indigenous plants Protected indigenous plants Inchanga Montseel Township Camperdown Provincial Heritage Site 29 44 05 S 30 40 50 E 29 734719 S 30 680652 E 29 734719 30 680652 SAHRA identifier 9 2 403 0001 Cycads Monteseel Township Camperdown District Upload Photo9 2 405 0001 Fort Mistake Farm Quagga s Kirk 1168 Klip River District Fort Mistake built in the style of the Indian hill forts is architecturally unique in South Africa It was an important element of the British fortifications which were erected between Ladysmith and Newcastle just before the First War of Independence i Type of site Fort Previous use fortification Current use abandoned On the west side of the R23 about 50 km 31 mi north of Ladysmith or south of Newcastle is the hamlet of For Historical and architectural interest Fort Mistake built in the style of the Indian hill forts i Fort Mistake Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 29 58 00 E 28 1666666666 S 29 9666666666 E 28 1666666666 29 9666666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 405 0001 Fort Mistake Farm Quagga s Kirk 1168 Klip River District Upload Photo9 2 405 0002 Pro Nobis Fort Mistake Klip River District This farmhouse is an excellent example of a smaller Victorian Natal farmhouse and is of fine dressed stone with a high front stoep The wooden pillars holding the corrugated iron veranda are original At either end of the veranda are two stoepkamers Altho Type of site House Current use house On the west side of the R23 about 50 km 31 mi north of Ladysmith or south of Newcastle is the hamlet of For This dwelling house built of dressed stone is an excellent example of a smaller Natal farmhouse in the Victorian style Fort Mistake Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 29 57 00 E 28 1666666666 S 29 95 E 28 1666666666 29 95 SAHRA identifier 9 2 405 0002 Pro Nobis Fort Mistake Klip River District Upload Photo9 2 406 0003 Apostolic Faith Mission Church 17 Gray Street Dundee Sandstone church building designed in the Gothic revival style has an arced entrance with arched s Originally built as a Methodist church foundation stone laid in 1889 by Mrs J White opened in 189 Type of site Church Current use religious Historical and architectural interest A Gothic revival style building built in 1889 and also played Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0003 Apostolic Faith Mission Church 17 Gray Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0005 Dundee High School Tatham Street Dundee Single storey buildings corrugated iron roof and face brick walls roof is also pitched and has gab Erected during 1906 7 and came into use during 1907 The promoter of the erection of the building wa Type of site School Current use school Of historical cultural architectural and environmental significance as it is alandmark in Dundee a Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0005 Dundee High School Tatham Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0005 0012 Lucy Meakin Hall Dundee High School Tatham Street Dundee Type of site School Current use School Dundee Dundee Pending Register 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0005 0012 Lucy Meakin Hall Dundee High School Tatham Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0006 Rorke s Drift Battlefield Farm Oscarsberg 2254 Dundee District Rorke s Drift derives its name from James Rorke and is one of the oldest and best known drifts through the Buffalo River It is 37 km 23 mi from Dundee 18 km 11 mi from Helpmekaar and 16 km 10 mi from Isandhlwana In 1876 the Rev 0 Witt established a Swedish mission sta Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield amp Mission Station Current use site museum From Greytown take the Tugela Ferry Dundee Road and turn right to Rorke s Drift at Helpmekaar From Here the Battle of Rorke s Drift was fought during the afternoon and night of 22 January 1879 A small British force of two officers and 110 men defended themselves bravely against the repeated attacks of some 4 000 Zulus Eleven Victoria Crosses were awa Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 21 S 30 30 E 28 35 S 30 5 E 28 35 30 5 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0006 Rorke s Drift Battlefield Farm Oscarsberg 2254 Dundee District Rorke s Drift derives its name from James Rorke and is one of the oldest and best known drifts through the Buffalo River It is 37 km 23 mi from Dundee 18 km 11 mi from Helpmekaar and 16 km 10 mi from Isandhlwana In 1876 the Rev 0 Witt established a Swedish mission sta Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield amp Mission Station Current use site museum From Greytown take the Tugela Ferry Dundee Road and turn right to Rorke s Drift at Helpmekaar From Here the Battle of Rorke s Drift was fought during the afternoon and night of 22 January 1879 A small British force of two officers and 110 men defended themselves bravely against the repeated attacks of some 4 000 Zulus Eleven Victoria Crosses were awa9 2 406 0008 Old Boswell s Store 74 Gladstone Cnr Beaconsfield Street Dundee Double storey symmetrical pediment surrounded by cement railings Georgian style entrance door up Was originally built as a Masonic Lodge the second lodge built in Dundee During the Anglo Boer War Type of site commercial Current use shop This building forms an important part in the architecture of the streetscape of Gladstone Street and Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0008 Old Boswell s Store 74 Gladstone Cnr Beaconsfield Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0010 Magistrates Court and Police Station Gladstone Cnr Beaconsfield Street Dundee Police station building brown stone building with a wide timber verandah of the traditional Natal st Both buildings built in the same period 1878 Main section of the police station building original Type of site Courthouse Police Station Current use court and police station Police station is one of the oldest and well conserved structures in Dundee and is also the best e Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0010 Magistrates Court and Police Station Gladstone Cnr Beaconsfield Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0012 002 Talana Battlefield Farm Dundee 4339 Dundee District Talana Museum A portion of the site of the Battle of Talana being mostly agricultural land The Battle of Talana which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large battle of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 It was in several other respects also a most important battle from the point of view of military history Type of site Museum Previous use battlefield Current use Museum Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid the museum is on the lefthand side of the road about one ki Historical interest The Battle of Talana which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 09 00 S 30 16 00 E 28 15 S 30 2666666666 E 28 15 30 2666666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0012 002 Talana Battlefield Farm Dundee 4339 Dundee District Talana Museum A portion of the site of the Battle of Talana being mostly agricultural land The Battle of Talana which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large battle of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 It was in several other respects also a most important battle from the point of view of military history Type of site Museum Previous use battlefield Current use Museum Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid the museum is on the lefthand side of the road about one ki Historical interest The Battle of Talana which took place on 20 October 1899 was the first large9 2 406 0012 003 Talana Battlefield Farm Dundee 4339 Dundee District Thornley Homestead Homestead consisting of typical colonial farmhouse a dressed dolorite stable coach house with bill Built c1897 after the farm was purchased by Peter Smith the founder of the Borough of Dundee for h Type of site House Previous use homestead Current use guesthouse Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid turn left to Thornley about 2 km 1 mi after crossing the bridge o The Thornley Homestead was erected c1897 after Peter Smith the founder of the Borough of Dundee pu Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 08 50 S 30 16 20 E 28 1472222222 S 30 2722222222 E 28 1472222222 30 2722222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0012 003 Talana Battlefield Farm Dundee 4339 Dundee District Thornley Homestead Homestead consisting of typical colonial farmhouse a dressed dolorite stable coach house with bill Built c1897 after the farm was purchased by Peter Smith the founder of the Borough of Dundee for h Type of site House Previous use homestead Current use guesthouse Travelling out of Dundee towards Vryheid turn left to Thornley about 2 km 1 mi after crossing the bridge o The Thornley Homestead was erected c1897 after Peter Smith the founder of the Borough of Dundee pu9 2 406 0015 Judith Dutch Reformed Church and Cemetery Farm Paddafontein Dundee District Has neo Gothic windows and doors straight end gables well proportioned stonework in the walls as w Third church building of the Dutch reformed denomination in Dundee since towns erection in 1862 This stone church with its straight end gables and neo Gothic windows and doors was inaugurated in January 1885 It was named after Mrs Judith van Tonder who Type of site Cemetery Current use church This stone church with its straight end gables and neo Gothic windows and doors was inaugurated in J Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 20 00 S 30 20 10 E 28 3333333333 S 30 3361111111 E 28 3333333333 30 3361111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0015 Judith Dutch Reformed Church and Cemetery Farm Paddafontein Dundee District Upload Photo9 2 406 0017 The Hollies 29 31 Union Street Dundee Single storey building with cruciform corrugated iron roof plastered brick walls Oregon pine doors The Hollies is believed to have been built in the 1890s as the home of A A Smith a local lawyer w Type of site House Current use house This elegant recently restored home is one of the largest and best preserved in Dundee The quality Dundee Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0017 The Hollies 29 31 Union Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0021 Coniston 1 Harvey Street Dundee Single storey house corrugated iron roof walls of unplastered brick two gables with ventilators A Mr Talbot the first pharmacist in Natal had it built in 1906 during a building boom It was built as Type of site House Current use homestead Historical and architectural A substantially well constructed home which has been in the hands of Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0021 Coniston 1 Harvey Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0023 002 Wesleyan Church 77 McKenzie Street Dundee This church which was designed by Rev L P Norenius was built under his supervision and was completed in 1898 The church is predominantly in the neo Gothic style and has a particularly impressive clock tower Type of site Church Current use religious Swedish Mission Station Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0023 002 Wesleyan Church 77 McKenzie Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0024 Pearson House 48 Tatham Street Dundee Corrugated iron roof textured plastered brick walls door of Oregon pine with side lights Bay wind Dwelling House from approximately 1925 now in a general residential zone Originally the home of Ch Type of site House Current use house A substantial home of a local merchant unusually elegant for a town the size of Dundee Typical Natal Dundee Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0024 Pearson House 48 Tatham Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 406 0025 Ryley s Hill 79 Karel Landman Street Dundee Single storey house of rectangular shape with a verandah running along two sidescorrugated iron roof This impressive dwelling house was erected in 1902 to 1903 as a residence for a Senior Natal Colonial official The property was transferred to Edward Ryley on 7 July 1910 His son Percy who inherited it sold the property to the Government on the 5th of Type of site House Current use house Dundee Central Dundee Provincial Heritage Site 28 10 00 S 30 14 00 E 28 1666666666 S 30 2333333333 E 28 1666666666 30 2333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 406 0025 Ryley s Hill 79 Karel Landman Street Dundee Upload Photo9 2 407 0002 Atherton 295 Florida Road Durban A double storey house with corrugated iron roof window openings of a large glazed panel sash variety It represents one of the few remaining Berea villas which exists in an intact condition It is the 3rd element of a group of three buildings which have It was built originally as a villa for Mrs Joel In 1903 and was designed by W E Robarts The Boulle family lived there from more than 40 years Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site House Previous use house Current use restaurant Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossin This house from the early Edwardian period and whose restoration in 1985 cost R1000 000 is one of t Durban Windermere Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 44 S 29 49 47 E 31 0123083333 S 29 8297138888 E 31 0123083333 29 8297138888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0002 Atherton 295 Florida Road Durban A double storey house with corrugated iron roof window openings of a large glazed panel sash variety It represents one of the few remaining Berea villas which exists in an intact condition It is the 3rd element of a group of three buildings which have It was built originally as a villa for Mrs Joel In 1903 and was designed by W E Robarts The Boulle family lived there from more than 40 years Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site House Previous use house Current use restaurant Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossin This house from the early Edwardian period and whose restoration in 1985 cost R1000 000 is one of t9 2 407 0004 Umbilo Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam Temple 890 Bellair Road Durban The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the African continent Built in 1875 it was damaged beyond repair during floods in 1905 The present temple was designed by K Reddy and built by R K Pillay This Type of site Temple Current use temple From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off ramp and turn right south and first right on The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the Africa Durban Bellair Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 03 S 30 58 22 E 29 850792 S 30 972685 E 29 850792 30 972685 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0004 Umbilo Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam Temple 890 Bellair Road Durban The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the African continent Built in 1875 it was damaged beyond repair during floods in 1905 The present temple was designed by K Reddy and built by R K Pillay This Type of site Temple Current use temple From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off ramp and turn right south and first right on The original Shree Ambalavanaar Alayam was the first public Hindu temple to be erected on the Africa9 2 407 0006 The Manor House 14 Nuttall Gardens Durban A significant Berea landmark large village with porticos and colonnades in a Revived English Baroqu Architectural style Revived English Baroque style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices The Manor House was built c1904 for Sir Liege Hulett legendary father of Natal s sugar industry Se Durban Morningside Durban Pending Declaration 31 00 49 S 29 49 39 E 31 013475 S 29 8275111111 E 31 013475 29 8275111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0006 The Manor House 14 Nuttall Gardens Durban A significant Berea landmark large village with porticos and colonnades in a Revived English Baroqu Architectural style Revived English Baroque style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices The Manor House was built c1904 for Sir Liege Hulett legendary father of Natal s sugar industry Se9 2 407 0008 Sastri College 20 Winterton Walk Durban A two storeyed school building in Berea style of the union period hipped tiled roofs with projecti As a result of the uplift clause in the Cape Town Agreement concluded in 1926 between the governments of India and the Africa the Right Honourable Mr V Srinevasa Sastri Agent General wanted to build a combined training school for teachers and a hi Architectural style Berea Style Current use college From CBD head inland along Smith St oneway and onto Berea Rd Turn right at junction with Cleaver Of cultural significance Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 35 S 29 51 10 E 31 0096861111 S 29 8526444444 E 31 0096861111 29 8526444444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0008 Sastri College 20 Winterton Walk Durban A two storeyed school building in Berea style of the union period hipped tiled roofs with projecti As a result of the uplift clause in the Cape Town Agreement concluded in 1926 between the governments of India and the Africa the Right Honourable Mr V Srinevasa Sastri Agent General wanted to build a combined training school for teachers and a hi Architectural style Berea Style Current use college From CBD head inland along Smith St oneway and onto Berea Rd Turn right at junction with Cleaver Of cultural significance9 2 407 0010 City Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens 263 West Cnr Smith and Gardiner Street Durban The Town Hall Durban was designed by Philip Dudgeon in the neo classical style The foundation stone was laid in February 1883 The Francis Farewell Gardens in front of the Town Hall were laid out on the site of the first White settlement west of Port Type of site City Hall Current use City Hall The Frances Farewell gardens are the area containing the war memorial between the City Hall and Gard The Durban City Hall together with the Francis Farewell Gardens forms an important cultural and hi Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 31 S 29 51 29 E 31 0254166666 S 29 8581027777 E 31 0254166666 29 8581027777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0010 City Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens 263 West Cnr Smith and Gardiner Street Durban The Town Hall Durban was designed by Philip Dudgeon in the neo classical style The foundation stone was laid in February 1883 The Francis Farewell Gardens in front of the Town Hall were laid out on the site of the first White settlement west of Port Type of site City Hall Current use City Hall The Frances Farewell gardens are the area containing the war memorial between the City Hall and Gard The Durban City Hall together with the Francis Farewell Gardens forms an important cultural and hiMedia related to Durban Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons9 2 407 0011 Old Point Railway Station 111 Point Road Durban Main building has an arched entrance flanked by a pair of gable fronts with wellproportioned windows Erected in 1890 by the NGR and played a very important part in the development of the port of Durban This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen nineties when the Natal Government Railways experienced a boom The wrought iron verandah and the b Type of site Railway Station Previous use railway station Current use offices From the CBD take West St oneway towards the beach Turn right into Point Rd and travel out of th This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen nineties when the Natal Government Railways ex Durban Point Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 52 16 S 31 02 42 E 29 871178 S 31 045003 E 29 871178 31 045003 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0011 Old Point Railway Station 111 Point Road Durban Main building has an arched entrance flanked by a pair of gable fronts with wellproportioned windows Erected in 1890 by the NGR and played a very important part in the development of the port of Durban This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen nineties when the Natal Government Railways experienced a boom The wrought iron verandah and the b Type of site Railway Station Previous use railway station Current use offices From the CBD take West St oneway towards the beach Turn right into Point Rd and travel out of th This Victorian railway station dates from the eighteen nineties when the Natal Government Railways ex9 2 407 0012 Caister Lodge 264 Musgrave Road Durban A two storied house now a portion of a hotel significant as an example of developed Tudor Revival The original building on this site was erected c1890 by Sir Benjamin Greenacre prominent entreprene Architectural style Tudor Revival style Type of site House Previous use house Current use old age home The three storey portion of the hotel complex was erected on the site of Sir Benjamin Greenacre s or Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 09 S 29 50 42 E 31 0025111111 S 29 8449444444 E 31 0025111111 29 8449444444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0012 Caister Lodge 264 Musgrave Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0013 Congella Battlefield Maydon Road Durban This small erf is the only remaining part of the battle site which has not been built over There are two monuments on the site but they do not specifically indicate that the battle took pl there and are not part of the motivation The site is in fairly During the rule of the Republic of Natalie Captain TC Smith was given orders by the Governor of the Cape Colony Sir George Napier to occupy Port Natal present Durban On 5 May 1842 he occupied the old British fort Victoria on the Point and establish Type of site Battlefield Previous use other laager amp battlefield Current use memorial The battle at Congella led to a protracted siege of a site which is now in the built up area of Durb Durban Maydon Wharf Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 54 S 31 00 48 E 29 864940 S 31 013449 E 29 864940 31 013449 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0013 Congella Battlefield Maydon Road Durban This small erf is the only remaining part of the battle site which has not been built over There are two monuments on the site but they do not specifically indicate that the battle took pl there and are not part of the motivation The site is in fairly During the rule of the Republic of Natalie Captain TC Smith was given orders by the Governor of the Cape Colony Sir George Napier to occupy Port Natal present Durban On 5 May 1842 he occupied the old British fort Victoria on the Point and establish Type of site Battlefield Previous use other laager amp battlefield Current use memorial The battle at Congella led to a protracted siege of a site which is now in the built up area of Durb9 2 407 0014 Old Greenacres Building 411 23 West Street Durban A significant Victorian facade in Renaissance Revival style to a department store with historical a Historical and economic associations with the growth of the city Architectural style Renaissance Revival style Type of site commercial Current use shops Durban Central Durban Register 29 51 27 S 31 01 38 E 29 857475 S 31 027264 E 29 857475 31 027264 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0014 Old Greenacres Building 411 23 West Street Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0016 Quadrant House 114 115 Victoria Embankment Durban Double storeyed house of quadrant form broken up vertically by paired Tuscan Doric columns Union p In 1929 H Live commissioned architect Ritchie Mckinley to design a building named Quadrant House Lo Architectural style Berea style Previous use other training establishment Current use offices Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Gardiner and Filed Streets Corner and vista significance along the Victoria Embankment Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 18 S 29 51 41 E 31 0217805555 S 29 8614638888 E 31 0217805555 29 8614638888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0016 Quadrant House 114 115 Victoria Embankment Durban Double storeyed house of quadrant form broken up vertically by paired Tuscan Doric columns Union p In 1929 H Live commissioned architect Ritchie Mckinley to design a building named Quadrant House Lo Architectural style Berea style Previous use other training establishment Current use offices Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Gardiner and Filed Streets Corner and vista significance along the Victoria Embankment 9 2 407 0017 Monaltrie 59 Musgrave Road Berea Durban A significant Berea villa of the Victorian period with Italianate characteristics two storied gable Architectural style Berea style Type of site House Current use house Turn north into Musgrave Road from Berea Road North One of the best examples of Victorian architecture in Durban Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 59 56 S 29 51 04 E 30 9990222222 S 29 8510305555 E 30 9990222222 29 8510305555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0017 Monaltrie 59 Musgrave Road Berea Durban A significant Berea villa of the Victorian period with Italianate characteristics two storied gable Architectural style Berea style Type of site House Current use house Turn north into Musgrave Road from Berea Road North One of the best examples of Victorian architecture in Durban9 2 407 0018 Local History Museum Aliwal Street Durban The building of the Durban Local History Museum was completed in 1866 The architect was Peter Paterson The building was originally used as a court and post office and as such is the oldest surviving Government building in Durban Current use museum This building is located between the beach end of the City Hall and Aliwal Street Historical and architectural interest The building was originally used as a court and post office a Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 30 S 31 01 39 E 29 858245 S 31 027574 E 29 858245 31 027574 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0018 Local History Museum Aliwal Street Durban The building of the Durban Local History Museum was completed in 1866 The architect was Peter Paterson The building was originally used as a court and post office and as such is the oldest surviving Government building in Durban Current use museum This building is located between the beach end of the City Hall and Aliwal Street Historical and architectural interest The building was originally used as a court and post office a9 2 407 0019 Colinton 68 Ridge Road Durban Colinton House is important architecturally for the unique and subtle way in which it integrates the comfortably low spreading character of the early Natal verandah house with the imposing two storeyed character of a late nineteenth century Berea villa o The historical interest attached to the building stems from the fact that it was built for David Hunter the first General Manager of the Natal Government Rail ways in 1898 David Hunter was a very prominent character in Natal Society and not only became Type of site House Current use residence This site is in Ridge Road in the block immediately north of the motorway This magnificent residence was built in 1898 by the architect William Street Wilson for Sir David Hunter General Manager of the Natal Government Railways from 1879 to 1906 Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 59 29 S 29 50 54 E 30 991375 S 29 8482472222 E 30 991375 29 8482472222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0019 Colinton 68 Ridge Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0020 41 Cedar Road Congella Durban Double storeyed face brick house of the Victorian period with verandahs to two floors and two sides Until fairly recently the house has been the home of a prominent author and social anthropologist Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site House Current use residence Coming from CBD along Umbilo Road turn right into Cedar Road when reaching Congela Park It is of both architectural and historical significance It represents one of the last surviving bui Durban Congella Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 59 21 S 29 52 30 E 30 9891472222 S 29 8751388888 E 30 9891472222 29 8751388888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0020 41 Cedar Road Congella Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0021 Bergtheil Museum 16 Queens Avenue Westville The original part of the house is a single row of interleading rooms on both sides of an entrance ha The Bergtheil House the core of which dates from 1847 formed the nucleus of the Westville residential area It was built by Jonas Bergtheil industrialist and member of the Legislative Council from 1857 to 1866 as the centre for the administration of t Type of site House Previous use house Current use museum From N3 take Westville off ramp and head north for about 1 8km along St James M32 Turn right into Historical and Architectural Bergthiel House dating from 1847 formed nucleus of Westville reside Westville Beverley Hills Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 55 50 S 29 50 06 E 30 9305055555 S 29 8349555555 E 30 9305055555 29 8349555555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0021 Bergtheil Museum 16 Queens Avenue Westville Upload Photo9 2 407 0022 Bellair Railway Station Sarnia Road Durban Formed of two parts under one roof these are divided by a passage which forms the entrance to platf Present station building was built in 1900 to plans drawn in 1899 as part of an upgrading project Architectural style Victorian Type of site Railway Station Current use station From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off ramp and turn right south and first right on One of the first five stations laid down by NGR and was completed in 1900 forming an integral part Durban Bellair Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 53 22 S 30 57 15 E 29 889383 S 30 954049 E 29 889383 30 954049 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0022 Bellair Railway Station Sarnia Road Durban Formed of two parts under one roof these are divided by a passage which forms the entrance to platf Present station building was built in 1900 to plans drawn in 1899 as part of an upgrading project Architectural style Victorian Type of site Railway Station Current use station From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off ramp and turn right south and first right on One of the first five stations laid down by NGR and was completed in 1900 forming an integral partMedia related to Bellair Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons9 2 407 0023 Supreme Court 151 Victoria Embankment Durban Double storeyed building of rectangular form rusticated plasters with cartouche windows lancet wind This building designed by the architect Stanley Hudson was erected in 1911 Type of site Courthouse Current use supreme court Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Filed and Broad Streets This building designed by the architect Stanley Hudson was erected in 1911 Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 11 S 29 51 45 E 31 0198 S 29 8625444444 E 31 0198 29 8625444444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0023 Supreme Court 151 Victoria Embankment Durban Double storeyed building of rectangular form rusticated plasters with cartouche windows lancet wind This building designed by the architect Stanley Hudson was erected in 1911 Type of site Courthouse Current use supreme court Situated on north side of Victoria Embankment between Filed and Broad Streets This building designed by the architect Stanley Hudson was erected in 1911 9 2 407 0024 Lillieshell 408 Innes Road Durban A large two storeyed villa with gables projecting bay windows verandahs notable details including Built for C E James Esquire an early pioneer of Durban James family emigrated from the village o Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices consulate Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North At end of Musgrave turn right Innes Road Site i Of Historical and architectural significance Durban Morningside Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 48 S 29 49 43 E 31 0132888888 S 29 8286722222 E 31 0132888888 29 8286722222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0024 Lillieshell 408 Innes Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0028 Old Fort and Cemetery Old Fort Road Durban This interesting fort and cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road in the heart of Durban just behind the Post Office In the beginning of 1837 the Voortrekkers crossed the Drakensberg mountains and entered Natal The governor of the Cape Sir George Napier Type of site Fort Previous use fortification Current use cemetery amp chapel amp houses Locality amp Environs The property is located to the north of the Durban Central Business District with a total of two road frontages namely masabala Yengwa Avenue and Archie Gumede Place within the block completed by Old Ford Road KE Masinga Road and O The Old Fort now in part transformed into comfortable quarters for ex service veterans contains m Durban Stamford Hill Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 03 S 31 01 34 E 29 850838 S 31 02607 E 29 850838 31 02607 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0028 Old Fort and Cemetery Old Fort Road Durban This interesting fort and cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road in the heart of Durban just behind the Post Office In the beginning of 1837 the Voortrekkers crossed the Drakensberg mountains and entered Natal The governor of the Cape Sir George Napier Type of site Fort Previous use fortification Current use cemetery amp chapel amp houses Locality amp Environs The property is located to the north of the Durban Central Business District with a total of two road frontages namely masabala Yengwa Avenue and Archie Gumede Place within the block completed by Old Ford Road KE Masinga Road and O The Old Fort now in part transformed into comfortable quarters for ex service veterans contains mMedia related to Old Fort Durban at Wikimedia Commons9 2 407 0032 Trevean 258 Wakesleigh Cnr Kenmare Road Durban U shThe house is U shaped with the legs of the U ending in fine high three sided bay windows The whole house is surrounded by a verandah of cast iron making the house look far larger and more imposing than it actually is The stoep is patterned in colo Trevean is a typical Natal Verandah house built in 1882 for Captain Hitchings a pioneer in Durban s shipping world It is said to be the work of two well known Natal architects Robert Sellers Upton Durban s first town surveyor and designer of St Paul s C Type of site House Current use house From N3 coming into Durban CBD take Brickfield Rd off ramp and turn right south and first right on This imposing dwelling house was designed and erected in 1882 by the well known architects Robert Sellers Upton and Philip Dudgeon The billiard room was added in 1898 Trevean House is probably the best example of a late Colonial Victorian building in N Durban Bellair Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 57 09 S 29 53 03 E 30 9525805555 S 29 8841333333 E 30 9525805555 29 8841333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0032 Trevean 258 Wakesleigh Cnr Kenmare Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0033 73 Musgrave Road Musgrave Durban Double storeyed manor house square form roofing corrugated sheet metal walling painted brickwork This magnificent double storeyed manor house designed by the architect P Piekes and erected in 1904 5 is an excel lent example of a Natal verandah house erected at the begin ning of the century The fine detailing to the timber verandahs is also notew Type of site House Current use residence Turn north into Musgrave road from Berea Road North This magnificent double storeyed manor house is and excellent example of a Natal verandah house erec Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 59 58 S 29 51 02 E 30 9993111111 S 29 8505861111 E 30 9993111111 29 8505861111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0033 73 Musgrave Road Musgrave Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0037 St Louis Roman Catholic Church 22 Jacobs Rd Durban Constructed of stone and plastered brick with four storied tower the entrance with castellations abo Declared a national monument in February 1989 Type of site Church Current use religious From CBD take Victoria embankment heading inland and get onto South Coast Freeway Take Montclair C Site is of Historical importance to Clairwood community Durban Clairwood Durban Provincial Heritage Site 30 54 33 S 29 52 22 E 30 9090416666 S 29 8728 E 30 9090416666 29 8728 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0037 St Louis Roman Catholic Church 22 Jacobs Rd Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0038 Natal Herbarium 4 Edith Benson Crescent Durban A red brick building consisting of a large specimens storage area flanked by two gable ended wings H Origins of Natal Herbarium date back to 1848 and the foundation of the Natal Agricultural and Hortic Type of site commercial Current use offices amp other botanical centre This building is significant in terms of the development of botanical knowledge in South Africa and Durban Musgrave Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 17 S 29 50 48 E 31 00475 S 29 8467305555 E 31 00475 29 8467305555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0038 Natal Herbarium 4 Edith Benson Crescent Durban A red brick building consisting of a large specimens storage area flanked by two gable ended wings H Origins of Natal Herbarium date back to 1848 and the foundation of the Natal Agricultural and Hortic Type of site commercial Current use offices amp other botanical centre This building is significant in terms of the development of botanical knowledge in South Africa andMedia related to Natal Herbarium at Wikimedia Commons9 2 407 0040 Riche s Building 423 Smith Cnr Masonic Street Durban Multi storied plastered walls verandahs with cast iron columns brackets friezes and balusters f This building which is an excellent example of the Classical Revivalist style at the turn of the century forms an integral part of the architecture of Smith Street one of the most historic streets in Durban Type of site commercial Current use restaurant amp offices Situated on harbour side of block between Filed and Broad Streets West Street is a oneway heading i This building which is an excellent example of the Classical Revivalist style at the turn of the c Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 10 S 29 51 38 E 31 0193333333 S 29 8605027777 E 31 0193333333 29 8605027777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0040 Riche s Building 423 Smith Cnr Masonic Street Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0045 Portview 183 Cowey Cnr Haden Road Durban A very fine Edwardian house with complimentary garden walls gates and outbuildings Has front veran The house was built by T B F Davis a prominent citizen of Durban His two granddaughters treasured Architectural style Italianate style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices From Berea Road North turn north into Botanic Gardens Road After several blocks and at the start of This remarkable building one of the few surviving great mansions of Durban is noted for the state Durban Essenwood Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 39 S 29 50 18 E 31 0109694444 S 29 8381972222 E 31 0109694444 29 8381972222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0045 Portview 183 Cowey Cnr Haden Road Durban A very fine Edwardian house with complimentary garden walls gates and outbuildings Has front veran The house was built by T B F Davis a prominent citizen of Durban His two granddaughters treasured Architectural style Italianate style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices From Berea Road North turn north into Botanic Gardens Road After several blocks and at the start of This remarkable building one of the few surviving great mansions of Durban is noted for the state9 2 407 0046 King s House Eastbourne Road Durban A significant official residence of the State President two storied Edwardian Pavilion style villa Was built to serve as Marine residence of the Governor after it was decided that Portsdown House on the Avictoria Embankment was no longer suitable After Union in 1910 it became the traditional residence of the Governor General and then after 1961 the Architectural style Victorian Utilitarian Vernacular style Type of site House Current use other State residence This building has been intimately connected with the constitutional development of Natal and South A Durban Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 49 32 S 31 00 51 E 29 825480 S 31 014096 E 29 825480 31 014096 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0046 King s House Eastbourne Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0049 Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum 50 Lower Bridge Road Durban This mosque was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 He was responsible for the construction of 11 other mosques the establishment of 13 madresas and the laying out of a large number of cemeteries Hajee Soofie Type of site Mosque Current use mosque From the CBD take Aliwal Street to the North becomes N M R Ave and after crossing Umgeni River was erected by celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 He was responsible for Durban Athlone Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 02 03 S 29 48 22 E 31 034125 S 29 8061638888 E 31 034125 29 8061638888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0049 Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum 50 Lower Bridge Road Durban This mosque was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 He was responsible for the construction of 11 other mosques the establishment of 13 madresas and the laying out of a large number of cemeteries Hajee Soofie Type of site Mosque Current use mosque From the CBD take Aliwal Street to the North becomes N M R Ave and after crossing Umgeni River was erected by celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 He was responsible forMedia related to Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum at Wikimedia Commons9 2 407 0051 Wild Fig Trees West Cnr Church Street Durban Forest of indigenous trees This property forms an important part of the historic site of the first White settlement west of Port Natal The erf is one of the few open spaces in the city centre of Durban and with its indigenous trees it constitutes an important aesthetic element Type of site Tree Current use trees From the western inland end of the City Hall head north up pedestrianised Church St Cross West St This property forms an important part of the historic site of the first white settlement west of por Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 30 S 31 01 31 E 29 858359 S 31 025388 E 29 858359 31 025388 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0051 Wild Fig Trees West Cnr Church Street Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0052 Glacial Pavement Corinthia Road Durban Crystalline rocks cropping out in a line parallel with the direction of the sea coast are infringed u The glaciated pavement shows striae on Table Mountain sandstone at the base of the Dwyka tillite of the Karoo System and is approximately 300 million years Old Current use geological formation Historical and scientific interest The glaciated pavement shows striae on Table Mountain sandstone Durban Reedbank Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 31 S 31 01 19 E 29 858643 S 31 021862 E 29 858643 31 021862 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0052 Glacial Pavement Corinthia Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0054 Queen s Tavern 16 Stamford Hill Road Durban The original portion of Queen s Tavern built in 1894 consisted of a foyer with a pressed steel ceiling a billiard room a smoking room a staff room and several out buildings In 1903 a committee room and kitchen was added and the billiard room enlarge The Queen s Tavern which originally operated as a gentlemen s club is as far as can be ascertained the oldest licensed premises in Durban as the licence dates back to 1894 This building often described a bastion of a forgotten era is one of Durban s Type of site commercial Previous use restaurant Current use other music hall From CBD take Filed Street north becomes Umgeni Rd Turn left into Argyle Rd and shortly left again Built as a gentlemen s club in 1894 this is one of Durban s few remaining links with the colonial p Durban Greyville Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 13 S 29 50 26 E 31 0203555555 S 29 840625 E 31 0203555555 29 840625 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0054 Queen s Tavern 16 Stamford Hill Road Durban The original portion of Queen s Tavern built in 1894 consisted of a foyer with a pressed steel ceiling a billiard room a smoking room a staff room and several out buildings In 1903 a committee room and kitchen was added and the billiard room enlarge The Queen s Tavern which originally operated as a gentlemen s club is as far as can be ascertained the oldest licensed premises in Durban as the licence dates back to 1894 This building often described a bastion of a forgotten era is one of Durban s Type of site commercial Previous use restaurant Current use other music hall From CBD take Filed Street north becomes Umgeni Rd Turn left into Argyle Rd and shortly left again Built as a gentlemen s club in 1894 this is one of Durban s few remaining links with the colonial p 9 2 407 0055 Main Post Office West Cnr Gardiner Street Durban The Durban Post Office stands at the corner of West Street and Gardiner Street Its Renaissance architecture contrasts with the hard lines of the tall modern concrete buildings in the neighbourhood but its colonnade of Greek columns and dignified tower in The Old Durban Town Hall at present the General Post Office was designed in 1882 by Phillip Dudgeon The foundation stone was laid in 1883 and the building was opened in 1885 The building is an outstanding example of neo Classical architecture and play Type of site Post Office Current use post office Gardener St is a one way heading to the harbour and Pine St a one way heading inland The site is in t The building is an outstanding example of neo classical architecture and played an important part in the Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 28 S 31 01 30 E 29 857775 S 31 025063 E 29 857775 31 025063 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0055 Main Post Office West Cnr Gardiner Street Durban The Durban Post Office stands at the corner of West Street and Gardiner Street Its Renaissance architecture contrasts with the hard lines of the tall modern concrete buildings in the neighbourhood but its colonnade of Greek columns and dignified tower in The Old Durban Town Hall at present the General Post Office was designed in 1882 by Phillip Dudgeon The foundation stone was laid in 1883 and the building was opened in 1885 The building is an outstanding example of neo Classical architecture and play Type of site Post Office Current use post office Gardener St is a one way heading to the harbour and Pine St a one way heading inland The site is in t The building is an outstanding example of neo classical architecture and played an important part in the9 2 407 0056 Durban Light Infantry Headquarters 5 DLI Avenue Durban A two storied Regimental headquarters of the Edwardian period in the Free style pavilions gables Architectural style Free style Current use other battalion headquarters This site is intrinsically connected with the history and traditions of one of the country s famous Durban Greyville Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 50 51 S 31 00 57 E 29 847402 S 31 015863 E 29 847402 31 015863 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0056 Durban Light Infantry Headquarters 5 DLI Avenue Durban A two storied Regimental headquarters of the Edwardian period in the Free style pavilions gables Architectural style Free style Current use other battalion headquarters This site is intrinsically connected with the history and traditions of one of the country s famous9 2 407 0060 Beachwood Mangroves Broadway Durban Consists of trees and bushes growing between the high spring tide and mean sea level Mangrove swamps are one of the rarest and most scientifically interesting ecosystems that occur in the highly specialised tidal environment The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical educational and historical value because they are situated Current use other mangroves The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical educational and historical value because they Durban Beachwood Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 47 53 S 31 02 34 E 29 798030 S 31 042750 E 29 798030 31 042750 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0060 Beachwood Mangroves Broadway Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0064 Cottam Grove Hotel 303 309 Florida Cnr Cottam Road Durban Two freestanding and two storied villas of the Edwardian period of the gabled types with corner verandas in tirnber lower verandas wider with cat slide corrugated iron roofs above ventilations to gables coloured glass to entrance doors and sidelights Built in about 1903 for Sir Abe Bailey a well known mining magnate After WWII the houses were used The two adjacent buildings were designed for wealthy diamond magnates in about 1902 They were originally two separate villas but are now being run as a p Type of site Hotel Previous use houses Current use hotel Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossing Durban Windermere Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 43 S 29 49 46 E 31 0118666666 S 29 8294416666 E 31 0118666666 29 8294416666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0064 Cottam Grove Hotel 303 309 Florida Cnr Cottam Road Durban Two freestanding and two storied villas of the Edwardian period of the gabled types with corner verandas in tirnber lower verandas wider with cat slide corrugated iron roofs above ventilations to gables coloured glass to entrance doors and sidelights Built in about 1903 for Sir Abe Bailey a well known mining magnate After WWII the houses were used The two adjacent buildings were designed for wealthy diamond magnates in about 1902 They were originally two separate villas but are now being run as a p Type of site Hotel Previous use houses Current use hotel Turn to north onto Musgrave Rd from Berea Rd North Turn right into Woodley Rd shortly after crossing 9 2 407 0065 Elephant House 745 Ridge Road Durban It is a low rectangular cottage of great charm set in pleasant grounds in a cul de sac on Ridge Road A typical Natal verandah with original woodwork runs the entire length of the front facade There are no windows in the front facade only rather de This is reputedly the first house built on the Berea Possible it is the oldest remaining house in Durban and dates from about 1849 In the days when the Elephant House was first constructed elephants still trampled around the Berea bush The house was Type of site House Current use house From Berea Rd turn north into Ridge Rd This site is shortly after crossing Springfield Rd Elephant House dates from about 1849 and is the most historic of the remaining colonial period houses in Durban It contributes greatly to the historic Ridge Road environment one of Durban s most important environments Durban Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 49 42 S 31 00 19 E 29 828387 S 31 005344 E 29 828387 31 005344 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0065 Elephant House 745 Ridge Road Durban It is a low rectangular cottage of great charm set in pleasant grounds in a cul de sac on Ridge Road A typical Natal verandah with original woodwork runs the entire length of the front facade There are no windows in the front facade only rather de This is reputedly the first house built on the Berea Possible it is the oldest remaining house in Durban and dates from about 1849 In the days when the Elephant House was first constructed elephants still trampled around the Berea bush The house was Type of site House Current use house From Berea Rd turn north into Ridge Rd This site is shortly after crossing Springfield Rd Elephant House dates from about 1849 and is the most historic of the remaining colonial period houses in Durban It contributes greatly to the historic Ridge Road environment one of Durban s most important environments 9 2 407 0066 Howard Memorial College King George V Avenue Durban Oldest building on campus site funds for construction were contributed by TB Davis Durban business Type of site Memorial Current use University Ridge Rd head south Becomes King George V right Queen Elizabeth 1st left 75th Anniversary Park i It forms an integral part of the history of the University of Natal creates a focal point and thus Durban Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 59 S 30 58 53 E 29 866289 S 30 981424 E 29 866289 30 981424 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0066 Howard Memorial College King George V Avenue Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0067 Durban Indian Girls Secondary School 88 Carlisle Cnr Dartnell Road Durban A set of single storied structures variation of Indian vernacular style with curvilinear gables ve This building was originally the Dartnell Crescent School for Boys It became the first High School Architectural style Indian Vernacular style Type of site School Current use school An important building in architectural cultural and historical terms Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 50 S 29 51 01 E 31 0138805555 S 29 8502833333 E 31 0138805555 29 8502833333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0067 Durban Indian Girls Secondary School 88 Carlisle Cnr Dartnell Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0068 Little Chelsea 18 Windermere Road Durban A significant Victorian building of two floors in Vernacular style cast iron and timber verandas o Designed for Mr L Evans for use as a shop dining room and kitchen on the ground floor with a livi Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site Commercial Residential Previous use shop amp house From CBD take Filed Street north becomes Umgeni Rd Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi It is one of the last remaining double storey cast iron verandah buildings in Durban and the quality Durban Windermere Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 07 S 29 50 19 E 31 0186361111 S 29 8385 E 31 0186361111 29 8385 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0068 Little Chelsea 18 Windermere Road Durban A significant Victorian building of two floors in Vernacular style cast iron and timber verandas o Designed for Mr L Evans for use as a shop dining room and kitchen on the ground floor with a livi Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site Commercial Residential Previous use shop amp house From CBD take Filed Street north becomes Umgeni Rd Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi It is one of the last remaining double storey cast iron verandah buildings in Durban and the quality9 2 407 0070 Memorial Tower Building King George V Avenue Durban Second oldest building on the University of Natal Durban campus originally known as the Science and Type of site Memorial Current use university On Ridge Rd head south Becomes King George V right into Queen Elizabeth 1st left 75th Anniversary The Memorial Tower was built c1947 50 funds being raised from various sources Together with the Ho Durban University Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 59 S 30 58 53 E 29 866298 S 30 981510 E 29 866298 30 981510 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0070 Memorial Tower Building King George V Avenue Durban Second oldest building on the University of Natal Durban campus originally known as the Science and Type of site Memorial Current use university On Ridge Rd head south Becomes King George V right into Queen Elizabeth 1st left 75th Anniversary The Memorial Tower was built c1947 50 funds being raised from various sources Together with the Ho9 2 407 0073 War Department Lords Ground Boundary Marker No 2 Old Fort Road Durban Stone marker with inscription 225x225x750mm high Once common in Durban of type used during colonial era to demarcate property owned by the War Depar Type of site Fort Previous use other boundary marker Current use other disused This unusual marker is significant in that it is the only remaining one of many which were once used to demarcate property boundaries in the City of Durban As such it is also a notable physical manifestation of the history of survey techniques and estab Durban Stamford Hill Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 50 56 S 31 02 06 E 29 848777 S 31 035089 E 29 848777 31 035089 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0073 War Department Lords Ground Boundary Marker No 2 Old Fort Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0074 First Outspan Wild Fig Tree Westville Type of site Tree The tree stood at the first outspan post on the old road between Pietermaritzburg and Durban Westville Durban Provisional Protection 29 49 09 S 30 56 56 E 29 819051 S 30 948915 E 29 819051 30 948915 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0074 First Outspan Wild Fig Tree Westville Upload Photo9 2 407 0076 Phoenix Settlement Phoenix Durban 0 Durban Durban Provisional Protection 29 42 11 S 31 00 13 E 29 703084 S 31 003568 E 29 703084 31 003568 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0076 Phoenix Settlement Phoenix Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0077 Dutch Reformed Church 151 Smith Street Durban Double storeyed building of longitudinal form hipped marseilles tiled roof two plain gables quoi Architectural style Cape Dutch Revival style Type of site Church Current use religious This prominent structure is designed by an important architect and fulfilled a crucial historical ro Durban Central Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 01 51 S 29 51 31 E 31 0307611111 S 29 8586861111 E 31 0307611111 29 8586861111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0077 Dutch Reformed Church 151 Smith Street Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0079 271 Cowey Road Essenwood Durban A Victorian house in Vernacular style single storied with gable and two verandas two bay windows Built in 1911 for a mr DC Kennedy this site has since that time been occupied by members of his famous Architectural style Vernacular single storied verandah house Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices This unusual find is one of the few intact examples of the life style and tastes of occupants of Dur Durban Essenwood Durban Provisional Protection 31 00 47 S 29 50 06 E 31 0130944444 S 29 8350916666 E 31 0130944444 29 8350916666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0079 271 Cowey Road Essenwood Durban A Victorian house in Vernacular style single storied with gable and two verandas two bay windows Built in 1911 for a mr DC Kennedy this site has since that time been occupied by members of his famous Architectural style Vernacular single storied verandah house Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices This unusual find is one of the few intact examples of the life style and tastes of occupants of Dur9 2 407 0083 Hollis House 178 Florida Road Durban A significant Edwardian house of two stories in Baroque Revival style arched verandas to two sides Constructed by Mr Jack Hollis building contractor for the City Hall Durban The Architect is rumou Architectural style Baroque Revival style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices One of the great homes of Durban this building is renowned for the quality of its design finishes a Durban Durban Provincial Heritage Site 31 00 59 S 29 49 57 E 31 0163027777 S 29 8325805555 E 31 0163027777 29 8325805555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0083 Hollis House 178 Florida Road Durban A significant Edwardian house of two stories in Baroque Revival style arched verandas to two sides Constructed by Mr Jack Hollis building contractor for the City Hall Durban The Architect is rumou Architectural style Baroque Revival style Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices One of the great homes of Durban this building is renowned for the quality of its design finishes a9 2 407 0085 Passive Resistance Site Umbilo Cnr Gale Road Durban This site symbolises for the Indian community in KwaZulu Natal the start of the Passive Resistance C Durban Umbilo Durban Provincial Heritage Site 29 51 55 S 31 00 05 E 29 865221 S 31 001406 E 29 865221 31 001406 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0085 Passive Resistance Site Umbilo Cnr Gale Road Durban Upload Photo9 2 407 0087 Kingsleigh Lodge 241 McDonald Road Durban An historic two storied Edwardian building a municipal police station up to 1936 in a Baroque Re Architectural style Baroque Revival style Type of site House Previous use police station Current use old age home This prominent building at various times a police station nursing home and private hotel is a noted landmark in its area and is an excellent example of it building type Durban Glenwood Durban Register 30 59 16 S 29 59 31 E 30 9879138888 S 29 9919472222 E 30 9879138888 29 9919472222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 407 0087 Kingsleigh Lodge 241 McDonald Road Durban An historic two storied Edwardian building a municipal police station up to 1936 in a Baroque Re Architectural style Baroque Revival style Type of site House Previous use police station Current use old age home This prominent building at various times a police station nursing home and private hotel is a noted landmark in its area and is an excellent example of it building type 9 2 408 0001 Fort Nongquai Eshowe Zululand Museum It was built of brick and provided with loopholes and at the corners there were towers three storeys high on which guns could be mounted This late nineteenth century fort is situated on the south eastern edge of the town of Eshowe In 1873 the Hlubi tribe under Chief Langalibalele who lived among the foothills of the Drakensberg under the shadow of the mighty Champagne Castle and Cathkin P Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum On the Gingindlovu Melmoth road bypass of Eshowe take the turn off to the east to Gezinzela township Eshowe Eshowe Provincial Heritage Site 28 53 30 S 31 29 50 E 28 8916666666 S 31 4972222222 E 28 8916666666 31 4972222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 408 0001 Fort Nongquai Eshowe Zululand Museum It was built of brick and provided with loopholes and at the corners there were towers three storeys high on which guns could be mounted This late nineteenth century fort is situated on the south eastern edge of the town of Eshowe In 1873 the Hlubi tribe under Chief Langalibalele who lived among the foothills of the Drakensberg under the shadow of the mighty Champagne Castle and Cathkin P Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum On the Gingindlovu Melmoth road bypass of Eshowe take the turn off to the east to Gezinzela township 9 2 408 0004 001 Fort Kwamondi Eshowe Misnomer according to Eshowe Borough 1994 02 14 the KwaMondi Mission Station was transformed by From the Tugela the main road follows the picturesque coastal belt as far as Gingindhlovu where it swings to the left towards Eshowe 24 kilometres further on On the eastern outskirts of Eshowe there is an old cemetery surrounded by earthworks and a deep Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum This fort was built during the Zulu War of 1879 by the forces under the command of Col Pearson Eshowe Eshowe Provincial Heritage Site 28 53 30 S 31 29 50 E 28 8916666666 S 31 4972222222 E 28 8916666666 31 4972222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 408 0004 001 Fort Kwamondi Eshowe Misnomer according to Eshowe Borough 1994 02 14 the KwaMondi Mission Station was transformed by From the Tugela the main road follows the picturesque coastal belt as far as Gingindhlovu where it swings to the left towards Eshowe 24 kilometres further on On the eastern outskirts of Eshowe there is an old cemetery surrounded by earthworks and a deep Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum This fort was built during the Zulu War of 1879 by the forces under the command of Col Pearson 9 2 408 0005 Eshowe Jail John Ross Highway Eshowe Surrounding ring wall Type of site Gaol Previous use other transit camp and refuge Current use prison This historic complex was erected in 1900 as a second class prison During 1901 it served as a trans Eshowe Eshowe Provincial Heritage Site 28 54 17 S 31 28 04 E 28 904750 S 31 467722 E 28 904750 31 467722 SAHRA identifier 9 2 408 0005 Eshowe Jail John Ross Highway Eshowe Surrounding ring wall Type of site Gaol Previous use other transit camp and refuge Current use prison This historic complex was erected in 1900 as a second class prison During 1901 it served as a trans9 2 408 0006 Old Residency Eshowe Single storey typical Natal verandah house with original verandah intact decorative barge boarding Type of site Residency Current use house The Residency in Eshowe was built in 1894 and first occupied by Resident Commissioner Sir Charles S Eshowe Eshowe Provincial Heritage Site 28 53 14 S 31 28 12 E 28 887241 S 31 469935 E 28 887241 31 469935 SAHRA identifier 9 2 408 0006 Old Residency Eshowe Upload Photo9 2 408 0010 Eshowe Junior School 57 Main Street Eshowe Type of site School Current use school Built c 1900 this fine Victorian redbrick school building with its large gable and ornamented wooden verandah is an excellent example of its type and period As an institution the school itself having been established by the Government Eshowe Eshowe Register 31 27 23 S 28 54 07 E 31 4564611111 S 28 9018555555 E 31 4564611111 28 9018555555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 408 0010 Eshowe Junior School 57 Main Street Eshowe Upload Photo9 2 409 0002 Greystone Farm Vegt Lager 801 Estcourt District Single storey farmhouse with verandas to front and side wide stone steps leading to main entrance This impressive Victorian farmhouse with its ornamental wood decorated veranda was built in 1873 by Sir Frederick Moor He was the last Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal Type of site House Previous use house Current use house amp other conference centre This impressive Victorian farmhouse with its ornamental wood decorated verandah was built in 1873 Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 04 10 S 29 48 00 E 29 0694444444 S 29 8 E 29 0694444444 29 8 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0002 Greystone Farm Vegt Lager 801 Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0003 Bulwer Bridge and Old Toll House Colenso Estcourt District The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic while the Toll House is the oldest building in Colenso and also the only surviving toll house in Natal Type of site Bridge Toll Previous use other toll house Current use bridge From the N3 take the Colenso Ladysmith turn off Pass the first turn off to Colenso and take the sec The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic while the Toll House is t Colenso Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 28 44 10 S 29 49 10 E 28 7361111111 S 29 8194444444 E 28 7361111111 29 8194444444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0003 Bulwer Bridge and Old Toll House Colenso Estcourt District The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic while the Toll House is the oldest building in Colenso and also the only surviving toll house in Natal Type of site Bridge Toll Previous use other toll house Current use bridge From the N3 take the Colenso Ladysmith turn off Pass the first turn off to Colenso and take the sec The Bulwer Bridge is the oldest stone and steel structure in the Republic while the Toll House is t9 2 409 0004 Fort Durnford Kemps Road Estcourt In 1847 a detachment of the 45th Regiment was sent from Fort Napier in Pietermaritzburg to protect the Boers in that region from the raids of the Bushmen For their station they chose the flat top of a hill across the Bushman s River from Saailaer This w Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications and stables Current use Museum Coming into Estcourt from Pietermaritzburg turn right onto Kemps Road just before crossing the railw This extensive fortification was designed by Colonel A W Durnford and erected in 1874 Estcourt Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 00 00 S 29 53 00 E 29 000000 S 29 883333 E 29 000000 29 883333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0004 Fort Durnford Kemps Road Estcourt In 1847 a detachment of the 45th Regiment was sent from Fort Napier in Pietermaritzburg to protect the Boers in that region from the raids of the Bushmen For their station they chose the flat top of a hill across the Bushman s River from Saailaer This w Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications and stables Current use Museum Coming into Estcourt from Pietermaritzburg turn right onto Kemps Road just before crossing the railw This extensive fortification was designed by Colonel A W Durnford and erected in 1874 Media related to Fort Durnford at Wikimedia Commons9 2 409 0009 Bartle House St Gregory College Estcourt District Built of Natal red brick with a hipped corrugated iron roof Has Oregon sash windows and a wraparound Established during the 1880s and named after Sir Bartle Frere Used as headquarters for British for Current use college From the N3 take the Colenso turn off Head north to Colenso Immediately one passes Frere on the ri Bartle House is a well designed and restored building prominently situated in a location where a bui Frere Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 28 53 37 S 29 46 27 E 28 893681 S 29 774301 E 28 893681 29 774301 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0009 Bartle House St Gregory College Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0010 Saailaer Farm Zaay Lager 1199 Estcourt District Saailaer the camp of the well known Voortrekker leader Gert Maritz was the furthest south of the laagers at the time of the Great Murder It stood in a horseshoe bend of the Bushman s River just east of Estcourt Fort Durnford on top of a hill to the ea Type of site Battlefield House Entering Estcourt from Pmb cross river and take first right Drummond St Becomes Paterson Right i Estcourt Ward 3 Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 00 28 S 29 53 16 E 29 007821 S 29 887855 E 29 007821 29 887855 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0010 Saailaer Farm Zaay Lager 1199 Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0013 Ambleside Military Cemetery Bridledrift Estcourt District Type of site Cemetery Military The Ambleside Military Cemetery including the monument and graves therein in extent approx 18 X 12 Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 28 44 03 S 29 47 07 E 28 7341666666 S 29 7852777777 E 28 7341666666 29 7852777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0013 Ambleside Military Cemetery Bridledrift Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0013 Ambleside Military Cemetery Farm Bridle Drift Estcourt District Type of site Cemetery Military Current use cemetery Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 28 44 03 S 29 47 07 E 28 734167 S 29 785278 E 28 734167 29 785278 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0013 Ambleside Military Cemetery Farm Bridle Drift Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0018 Bloukrans Battlefield Farm Rama 929 Estcourt District Bloukrans Memorial About twelve km from Estcourt along the main road to Colenso opposite Chieveley railway station a farm road turns off to the north and after crossing the railway line and the Bloukrans River reaches the Bloukrans Monument The Voortrekkers who suffered most during the night of Friday 16 February were those whose laagers stood at the Moordspruit and the Bloukrans River The first to be attacked were the laagers of the Liebenbergs the Rossouws and the Bezuidenhouts next Type of site Memorial Previous use battlefield on Current use memorial From N3 take Colenso Ladysmith turn off and head for Colenso After about 7 km 4 mi turn right and go abou Scene of the Groot Moord February 1838 of some 480 Voortrekkers and their servants by Zulu impi Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 50 30 S 28 51 00 E 29 8416666666 S 28 85 E 29 8416666666 28 85 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0018 Bloukrans Battlefield Farm Rama 929 Estcourt District Bloukrans Memorial About twelve km from Estcourt along the main road to Colenso opposite Chieveley railway station a farm road turns off to the north and after crossing the railway line and the Bloukrans River reaches the Bloukrans Monument The Voortrekkers who suffered most during the night of Friday 16 February were those whose laagers stood at the Moordspruit and the Bloukrans River The first to be attacked were the laagers of the Liebenbergs the Rossouws and the Bezuidenhouts next Type of site Memorial Previous use battlefield on Current use memorial From N3 take Colenso Ladysmith turn off and head for Colenso After about 7 km 4 mi turn right and go abou Scene of the Groot Moord February 1838 of some 480 Voortrekkers and their servants by Zulu impi 9 2 409 0019 Brynbella Battlefield Stone Wall Farm Tamboekieskraal 1927 Farm Zuur Hoek 1928 Estcourt District Undressed dolorite boulders comparatively narrow approx 5 ft 2 m high and in several places capped by t At least part of the wall was in existence when the farm was acquired by the Symmons family in 1870 This dolomite wall was presumably erected during the period 1870 1880 as boundary between the farms Tamboekies Kraal and Zuurbraak The Boers after the Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield on Current use wall This dolorite wall was presumably erected during the period 1870 1880 as boundary between the farms Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 06 00 S 29 56 00 E 29 1 S 29 9333333333 E 29 1 29 9333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0019 Brynbella Battlefield Stone Wall Farm Tamboekieskraal 1927 Farm Zuur Hoek 1928 Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0020 Marianne Church Ruins Farm Doveton Estcourt District These ruins are the remains of the second Dutch Reformed church erected in Natal and which was in use from 1852 to 1874 It was named after the wife of the then minister of Pietermaritzburg Dr Faure Type of site Church Ruins Previous use church Current use abandoned These ruins are the remains of the second Dutch Reformed Church erected in Natal and which was in us Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 00 00 S 29 53 00 E 29 000000 S 29 883333 E 29 000000 29 883333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0020 Marianne Church Ruins Farm Doveton Estcourt District Upload Photo9 2 409 0021 Old Agricultural Hall Harding Street Estcourt One and a half storeyed hall of unique design roof of varied rhythms with ventilation turret Architectural style neo Classical Type of site Hall Agriculture Current use hall Entering Escourt from Pmb Turn right into Harding Street at railway station Site is immediately on An impressive sandstone building designed by Kent and Price and officially opened in December 1901 designed in the neo Classical style the Agricultural Hall forms a unique civic complex together with the adjacent City Hall Estcourt Central Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 00 00 S 29 53 00 E 29 000000 S 29 883333 E 29 000000 29 883333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0021 Old Agricultural Hall Harding Street Estcourt Upload Photo9 2 409 0022 Settler Cottage 87 Lorne Street Estcourt Small cottage under thatch open front stoep of shale and sandstone with tiled top and wooden pillar The erf was surveyed in 1863 and it appears the house was built shortly thereafter as it is recorded as one of the earliest house in Estcourt Architectural style vernacular cottage Type of site House Previous use house Current use shop Entering Escourt from Pmb route becomes Lorne Street after crossing river 87 is on left From town A very rare early settler cottage under thatch reputed to be the oldest house in Estcourt this lit Estcourt Ward 2 Estcourt Provincial Heritage Site 29 52 37 S 29 00 40 E 29 8769583333 S 29 0112027777 E 29 8769583333 29 0112027777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 409 0022 Settler Cottage 87 Lorne Street Estcourt Upload Photo9 2 410 0002 Karel Landman House Farm Uithoek 1335 Glencoe District About 24 kilometres from Ladysmith along the national road to the north the road to Elandslaagte and Wasbank turns off sharply to the right On the farm Uithoek near Wasbank there is a house in which the Voortrekker Karel Landman lived from 1852 to 1875 Architectural style vernacular cottage Type of site House Current use house From Wasbank take Glencoe road and turn off onto farm road to east after 8 km 5 mi From Glencoe the The home of Karel Pieter Landman 1795 1875 Voortrekker leader from Cape Colony via Trans Oranje to Glencoe Provincial Heritage Site 28 14 00 S 30 08 00 E 28 2333333333 S 30 1333333333 E 28 2333333333 30 1333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 410 0002 Karel Landman House Farm Uithoek 1335 Glencoe District Upload Photo9 2 412 0002 37 41 Todd Cnr Wick Street Verulam Inanda District Previous use shops Current use demolished Verulam Central Inanda Provisional Protection 29 38 41 S 31 02 52 E 29 644792 S 31 047669 E 29 644792 31 047669 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0002 37 41 Todd Cnr Wick Street Verulam Inanda District Upload Photo9 2 412 0004 Ottawa House Farm Lot 20 1529 Inanda District Dominant 4 storey corner tower entrance via loggia between tower amp bedroom wing Bay amp centre windows Ottawa sugar estate begun by Mr Anthony Wilkinson who came to Natal in 1856 Architectural style Italianate Type of site House Current use vacant Ottawa House is a well known and prominent mansion associated with the growth of the sugar industry Inanda Provincial Heritage Site 29 41 00 S 30 56 00 E 29 683333 S 30 933333 E 29 683333 30 933333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0004 Ottawa House Farm Lot 20 1529 Inanda District Upload Photo9 2 412 0006 012 Ganesha Temple North Coast Road Mount Edgecombe Heavily modulated perimeter wall Entrance portal surmounted by SIKHALA tower Cella on axis square This Hindu temple is the first building by the well known architect and builder Kristappa Reddy The building was erected in 1899 and forms a unique part of South Africa s cultural and architectural heritage Architectural style Hindu Type of site Temple Current use temple This Hindu temple is the first building by the well known architect and builder Kristappa Reddy Th Mount Edgecombe Inanda Provincial Heritage Site 31 02 06 S 29 42 05 E 31 0349583333 S 29 7012694444 E 31 0349583333 29 7012694444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0006 012 Ganesha Temple North Coast Road Mount Edgecombe Upload Photo9 2 412 0007 Shri Jagannath Puri Temple Belvedere Road Tongaat 23m high tower shikhara single entrance capped by an octangenal squat shape and a dome This temple was constructed by the late Pandit Shiskishan Maharaj a devout Hindu priest and Sanskrit scholar who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 He constructed this structure of 21 metres using traditional primitive building methods African labour a Architectural style Nagava Type of site Temple Current use temple This richly ornamented temple was constructed by Pandit Shiskishan Maharaj a Hindu priest who immigrated to South Africa in 1895 The temple surrounded by a moat was dedicated to the war like god Jagannathi Tongaat Inanda Provincial Heritage Site 29 34 42 S 31 05 39 E 29 578365 S 31 094277 E 29 578365 31 094277 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0007 Shri Jagannath Puri Temple Belvedere Road Tongaat Upload Photo9 2 412 0009 Narainsamy Temple Inanda Road Newlands The temple which stands on a ridge north of the Umgeni river near Durban has a prominent white spire visible from a great distance The whole building is finished in white in contrast to many others which are decorated in various colours The stucco mo The Narainsamy Temple Newlands was founded by one Narainsamy in 1896 It is controlled by a family trust created by him The designer and builder of the temple was Kristappa Reddy whose main contribution to temple architecture was this temple with its Architectural style Traditional Indian Type of site Temple Current use temple From N2 north take off ramp to M21 Inanda Road and turn left to head inland The Temple is on the Founded by one Narainsamy in 1896 and designed and built by Kristappa Reddy this temple has a finel Newlands Newlands East Inanda Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0009 Narainsamy Temple Inanda Road Newlands The temple which stands on a ridge north of the Umgeni river near Durban has a prominent white spire visible from a great distance The whole building is finished in white in contrast to many others which are decorated in various colours The stucco mo The Narainsamy Temple Newlands was founded by one Narainsamy in 1896 It is controlled by a family trust created by him The designer and builder of the temple was Kristappa Reddy whose main contribution to temple architecture was this temple with its Architectural style Traditional Indian Type of site Temple Current use temple From N2 north take off ramp to M21 Inanda Road and turn left to head inland The Temple is on the Founded by one Narainsamy in 1896 and designed and built by Kristappa Reddy this temple has a finel9 2 412 0012 001 John Dube House Ohlange Institution Inanda District Single storey Natal verandah house with corrugated iron roof redbrick walls and gable at each end o This house was the home of John Dube founder of the Ohlange Institution and Ilanga newspaper Dube Type of site House Current use house The home of John Dube first president of the ANC a pioneer educationist black editor and politica Inanda Provincial Heritage Site 29 41 50 S 30 57 27 E 29 697336 S 30 957499 E 29 697336 30 957499 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0012 001 John Dube House Ohlange Institution Inanda District Upload Photo9 2 412 0014 Ottawa Estate Shree Emperumal Temple Ottawa Inanda District Type of site Temple Current use temple Erected in 1892 this temple is a typical small cane workers temple in the South Indian Dravidian style Erected by indentured labourers it serves an important religious and social function in Ottawa Typical of small Dravidian temples the structure h Ottawa Inanda Register 29 40 20 S 31 02 20 E 29 672207 S 31 038888 E 29 672207 31 038888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 412 0014 Ottawa Estate Shree Emperumal Temple Ottawa Inanda District Upload Photo9 2 415 0001 Hindu Thirukootam and Shree Ganaser Temple 113 Forbes Street Ladysmith Natal veranda house of hipped roof and flared veranda roof with attached SIKHARA at the rear a very Architectural style Natal colonial Indian Type of site Temple Current use temple amp school Entering Ladysmith from Pmb Follow the trough road through the CBD until reaching Queen Street Tun A declared national monument Ladysmith Central Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 33 38 S 29 47 08 E 28 5605805555 S 29 7855583333 E 28 5605805555 29 7855583333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0001 Hindu Thirukootam and Shree Ganaser Temple 113 Forbes Street Ladysmith Upload Photo9 2 415 0002 Keer Weder 25 Keate Street Ladysmith Symmetrical double gabled villa on a parilion plan with linking lean to veranda and gablet on centre Built before 1900 by Mr David Sparks three times mayor of Ladysmith the property was known as ROSE Architectural style Victorian villa Type of site House Previous use house Current use offices One of the finest Victorian houses in Ladysmith in urgent need of repair Ladysmith Central Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 46 45 S 28 33 29 E 29 7792833333 S 28 5580416666 E 29 7792833333 28 5580416666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0002 Keer Weder 25 Keate Street Ladysmith Upload Photo9 2 415 0004 Hime Bridge Farm Platberg 1241 Klip River District Type of site Bridge Current use bridge This bridge is the best preserved and least threatened of the bridges which formed the first major roadworks linking Natal with the Transvaal Klip River Register 28 21 39 S 30 00 40 E 28 360884 S 30 011038 E 28 360884 30 011038 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0004 Hime Bridge Farm Platberg 1241 Klip River District Upload Photo9 2 415 0008 Platrand Battlefield Farm Fourie s Kraal 1183 Riet Kuil 1067 Klip River District Five kilometres southwest of Ladysmith there is a long low hill about five kilometres long and about 200 metres high It played an important part in the Anglo Boer War of 1899 1902 It was known to the Boers as Piatrand and to the British as Wagon Hill Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield Current use other farmland From the centre of Ladysmith take the route to Colenso and Pietermaritzburg but just before turning Historical interest the crown of this hill was a British defensive site during the Anglo Boer War Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 35 10 S 29 45 10 E 28 5861111111 S 29 7527777777 E 28 5861111111 29 7527777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 Platrand Battlefield Farm Fourie s Kraal 1183 Riet Kuil 1067 Klip River District Five kilometres southwest of Ladysmith there is a long low hill about five kilometres long and about 200 metres high It played an important part in the Anglo Boer War of 1899 1902 It was known to the Boers as Piatrand and to the British as Wagon Hill Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield Current use other farmland From the centre of Ladysmith take the route to Colenso and Pietermaritzburg but just before turning Historical interest the crown of this hill was a British defensive site during the Anglo Boer War Media related to Platrand Memorials at Wikimedia Commons9 2 415 0008 001 Platrand Burgher Monument Ladysmith Klipriver District 0 Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 35 02 S 29 46 04 E 28 5838888888 S 29 7677777777 E 28 5838888888 29 7677777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 001 Platrand Burgher Monument Ladysmith Klipriver District 09 2 415 0008 002 Wagon Hill Cemetery Ladysmith Klipriver District Type of site Cemetery Ladysmith Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 36 03 S 29 45 09 E 28 6008333333 S 29 7525 E 28 6008333333 29 7525 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 002 Wagon Hill Cemetery Ladysmith Klipriver District Upload Photo9 2 415 0008 003 Memorials Wagon Point Klipriver District Type of site Memorial Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 003 Memorials Wagon Point Klipriver District Type of site Memorial 9 2 415 0008 004 Caesar s Camp Cemetery Platrand Klipriver District Type of site Cemetery Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 004 Caesar s Camp Cemetery Platrand Klipriver District Upload Photo9 2 415 0008 005 Manchester Memorial Platrand Klipriver District Type of site Memorial Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 005 Manchester Memorial Platrand Klipriver District Upload Photo9 2 415 0008 006 Manchester Regiment Graves Platrand Klipriver District 0 Klipriver Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0008 006 Manchester Regiment Graves Platrand Klipriver District Upload Photo9 2 415 0018 Llandaff Oratory Van Reenen Klip River District This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew at the time landdrost in Natal to house a memorial plaque in memory of his son Llandaff who died during the Burnside colliery disaster Current use church and memorial on the N3 heading towards the OFS a few metres from the provincial boundary turn left after the gar This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew at the time landrost in Natal t Van Reenen Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 22 30 S 29 22 30 E 28 375 S 29 375 E 28 375 29 375 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0018 Llandaff Oratory Van Reenen Klip River District This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew at the time landdrost in Natal to house a memorial plaque in memory of his son Llandaff who died during the Burnside colliery disaster Current use church and memorial on the N3 heading towards the OFS a few metres from the provincial boundary turn left after the gar This red brick chapel was erected in 1925 by Joseph Maynard Mathew at the time landrost in Natal tMedia related to LLandaff Oratory at Wikimedia Commons9 2 415 0019 Railway Institute 316 Murchison Cnr Albert Street Ladysmith Double storey H shaped plan two additional wings projecting to Murchison Street to contain two tier Ladysmith has an important railways associated history This double storeyed Victorian sandstone building the corner stone of which was laid on 25 September 1903 by Joseph Bayngs was erected by the then Natal Government Railways as recreation centre for Architectural style Victorian institutional Type of site residential recreationa Current use clubhouse Entering Ladysmith from Pmb follow the trough road and turn left into Murchison Street upon enterin Declared a National Monument 24 June 1983 Ladysmith Central Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 47 03 S 28 33 19 E 29 7843 S 28 5551527777 E 29 7843 28 5551527777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0019 Railway Institute 316 Murchison Cnr Albert Street Ladysmith Upload Photo9 2 415 0022 Soofie Mosque and Maddressa 41 Mosque Soofie Road Ladysmith A rusticated base to a roofscape of minarets and domes a delightful composition of Islamic architecture The builder Jamaloodeen came from India as a 14 year old boy He learnt mosque building by observing Architectural style Islamic Type of site Mosque Current use mosque A landmark of delight Ladysmith Rose Park Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 46 41 S 28 34 14 E 29 7781888888 S 28 5705666666 E 29 7781888888 28 5705666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0022 Soofie Mosque and Maddressa 41 Mosque Soofie Road Ladysmith A rusticated base to a roofscape of minarets and domes a delightful composition of Islamic architecture The builder Jamaloodeen came from India as a 14 year old boy He learnt mosque building by observing Architectural style Islamic Type of site Mosque Current use mosque A landmark of delight9 2 415 0025 Dutch Corps Monument Elandslaagte Battlefield Farm Brakfontein 1046 Kilp River District This memorial which was designed by G Moerdyk of Pretoria was built by the firm Barker and Nel of Volksrust and was erected by the citizens of The Netherlands in memory of members of the Dutch Corps who died during the battle at Elandslaagte on 21 Octo Type of site Memorial Current use memorial From Ladysmith to Newcastle on R23 turn off to Wasbank R621 After about 2 5 km 2 mi and just before sharp Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 25 20 S 30 58 40 E 28 4222222222 S 30 9777777777 E 28 4222222222 30 9777777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0025 Dutch Corps Monument Elandslaagte Battlefield Farm Brakfontein 1046 Kilp River District Upload Photo9 2 415 0026 Elandslaagte Battlefield Farm Brakfontein 1046 Klip River District The battle at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899 was the second action of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 In this battle the Boers lost 60 men while 140 were wounded and 200 were taken prisoner British casualties numbered 50 dead and 205 wounded Type of site Battlefield Current use memorial Ladysmith Newcastle on R23 turn to Wasbank R621 After about 2 5 km 2 mi just before sharp turn north g The battle at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899 was the second action of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 28 25 30 S 30 58 40 E 28 425 S 30 9777777777 E 28 425 30 9777777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0026 Elandslaagte Battlefield Farm Brakfontein 1046 Klip River District Upload Photo9 2 415 0027 Town Hall Murchison Cnr Queen Street Ladysmith Murchison Street front marked by portico amp clocktower cortile surrounded by arcade of slender Doric This magnificent Town Hall the corner stone of which was laid in August 1893 was designed and built by the architects Walker and Singleton The building was badly damaged during the siege of Ladysmith 1899 1900 but was restored by Lucas in 1900 Architectural style Renaissance revival Union Period Baroque Type of site Town Hall Current use town hall Entering Ladysmith from Pmb Follow the trough road and turn left into Murchison Street upon enterin The clocktower and the adjacent rooms were declared National Monuments on10 8 79 Ladysmith Central Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 46 51 S 28 33 35 E 29 7807555555 S 28 5596833333 E 29 7807555555 28 5596833333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0027 Town Hall Murchison Cnr Queen Street Ladysmith Murchison Street front marked by portico amp clocktower cortile surrounded by arcade of slender Doric This magnificent Town Hall the corner stone of which was laid in August 1893 was designed and built by the architects Walker and Singleton The building was badly damaged during the siege of Ladysmith 1899 1900 but was restored by Lucas in 1900 Architectural style Renaissance revival Union Period Baroque Type of site Town Hall Current use town hall Entering Ladysmith from Pmb Follow the trough road and turn left into Murchison Street upon enterin The clocktower and the adjacent rooms were declared National Monuments on10 8 79Media related to Ladysmith Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons9 2 415 0028 Castor and Pollux 6 3 in RML Howitzer Ladysmith These two guns are well known amongst historians and others interested in the history of the Anglo Boer war Ladysmith Klip River Heritage Object 28 33 33 S 29 46 51 E 28 559247 S 29 780895 E 28 559247 29 780895 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0028 Castor and Pollux 6 3 in RML Howitzer Ladysmith These two guns are well known amongst historians and others interested in the history of the Anglo Boer warMedia related to Castor and Pollux guns at Wikimedia Commons9 2 415 0030 Dutch Reformed Church 103 Murchison Street Ladysmith Exterior to Murchison street suggestive of a basilican plan and section In fact church has octagon The NGK congregation was founded in 1854 Sited on a double sized property the size originally rese Architectural style neo Romanesque Byzantine Type of site Church Current use religious The architect Moerdijk promoted Afrikaans culture and specialised in Dutch Reformed Church building Ladysmith Central Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 46 45 S 28 33 43 E 29 7791305555 S 28 5619027777 E 29 7791305555 28 5619027777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0030 Dutch Reformed Church 103 Murchison Street Ladysmith Upload Photo9 2 415 0033 The Residency 11 13 Wright Road Ladysmith Ladysmith prototype acknowledges local climatic conditions for its construction locally available Official residence of the resident magistrate Architectural style Victorian Type of site Residency Current use house As the most prominent prototype of a vernacular housing style which was designed to suit climatic co Ladysmith Egerton Klip River Provincial Heritage Site 29 47 29 S 28 32 50 E 29 7914972222 S 28 5473388888 E 29 7914972222 28 5473388888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 415 0033 The Residency 11 13 Wright Road Ladysmith Upload Photo9 2 417 0001 001 Cedara College Lions River District Old Hostel Building Previous use offices amp other living quarters lecture rooms dining facilities etc Current use hostel amp lecture halls From Pmb north on N3 Off at Winterskloof Mount Michael after Hilton Right over motorway about 2 km 1 mi This building housed the first Natal Govt Agricultural College and Experimental Station and served a Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 32 50 S 30 16 00 E 29 5472222222 S 30 2666666666 E 29 5472222222 30 2666666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0001 001 Cedara College Lions River District Old Hostel Building Upload Photo9 2 417 0002 Tweedie Research Station Farm Riversdale 950 Lions River District U shaped building verandah columns corrugated iron roof and stone plinths Built in 1867 by Mr George Ross well known Natal farmer the farmstead has had numerous owners over Architectural style Vernacular style Previous use house Current use other research station From the N3 heading north turn off to Tweedie just after passing Howick Turn left to Tweedie After The farmstead has been owned by various well known Natal figures over the years and is a good example Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 28 40 S 30 11 10 E 29 4777777777 S 30 1861111111 E 29 4777777777 30 1861111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0002 Tweedie Research Station Farm Riversdale 950 Lions River District Upload Photo9 2 417 0003 001 Fairfell Farmstead Shafton Road Howick Steeply pitched hipped roof with dormers and gabled extensions Roof flared over veranda of west wing Built for Sir George Morris Sutton 5th Prime Minister of Colony of Natal 1903 04 Architectural style Victorian style Type of site Farm Complex Current use residence A fine example of rural architecture of Natal with wrap around verandahs Importance is enhanced du Howick Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 28 44 S 30 14 24 E 29 478851 S 30 239890 E 29 478851 30 239890 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0003 001 Fairfell Farmstead Shafton Road Howick Upload Photo9 2 417 0005 Owthorne House Farm Bosch Hoek 973 Lions River District Plastered brickwork corrugated iron roof originally thatch with two small dormers on either side Built in 1882 by William Charles Shaw British settler who farmed in the Dargle and also managed a n Architectural style Vernacular style Type of site House Current use house Historical and architectural interest the farmhouse was built by Wiliam Charles Shaw one of an im The Dargle Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 28 22 S 30 06 22 E 29 472780 S 30 106110 E 29 472780 30 106110 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0005 Owthorne House Farm Bosch Hoek 973 Lions River District Upload Photo9 2 417 0007 Howick Waterfall Falls View Drive Howick The township of Howick is situated just off the main road 23 kilometres north west of Pietermaritzburg There at an early stage of its journey from the rolling foothills of the Drakensberg to the Indian Ocean at Durban the Umgeni plunges more than 95 m Type of site Waterfall Current use waterfall Entering Howick from Pmb From Main Street take first right at war memorial after crossing the Umgen 95 metres high and situated close to the village of Howick established at the old travellers river Howick Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 29 12 S 30 14 19 E 29 486743 S 30 238720 E 29 486743 30 238720 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0007 Howick Waterfall Falls View Drive Howick The township of Howick is situated just off the main road 23 kilometres north west of Pietermaritzburg There at an early stage of its journey from the rolling foothills of the Drakensberg to the Indian Ocean at Durban the Umgeni plunges more than 95 m Type of site Waterfall Current use waterfall Entering Howick from Pmb From Main Street take first right at war memorial after crossing the Umgen 95 metres high and situated close to the village of Howick established at the old travellers riverMedia related to Howick Falls at Wikimedia Commons9 2 417 0008 Tweedie Hall Farm Tweedie Hall 11880 Lions River District Double storey Victorial red brick house front and side verandas and upper floor balcony bay window Built by James Morton 1893 and passed down through the family to the present day the house was once Type of site House Current use house From the N3 heading north turn off to Tweedie just after passing Howick Turn left to Tweedie 1 2km Historical and architectural interest designed by Street Wilson and built by a Mr James for James Tweedie Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 29 30 S 30 10 40 E 29 4916666666 S 30 1777777777 E 29 4916666666 30 1777777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0008 Tweedie Hall Farm Tweedie Hall 11880 Lions River District Upload Photo9 2 417 0009 Howick Clinic 24 Morling Street Howick Hipped roof gabled projections symmetrical abort the recessed veranda Segment arch soldiered linto Apparently built for George Ford builder owner of the Falls Hotel Served as local museum This house built during the late nineteenth century is one of the oldest buildings in the Natal Colonial style still in existence in this area Architectural style Victorian style Type of site Clinic Previous use house Current use clinic Entering Howick from Pmb and crossing Umgeni River take first left into Morling Street Clinic is on Built during the late 19th century this is one of the oldest buildings in the Natal Colonial style Howick Central Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 29 16 S 30 13 53 E 29 487892 S 30 231392 E 29 487892 30 231392 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0009 Howick Clinic 24 Morling Street Howick Upload Photo9 2 417 0013 St John s Gowrie Presbyterian Church Nottingham Road Lions River District This church which was the first to be erected in Upper Umgeni was built in 1884 1885 It stands on a portion of the historic farm Gowie which was donated by Byrne Settler John King who arrived in Natal on the sailing ship Henry Tanner in 1849 The Type of site Church Current use religious From N3 north of Pietermaritzburg take the Nottingham Road turn off and travel towards Nottingham Ro Nottingham Road Lions River Provincial Heritage Site 29 21 10 S 29 59 50 E 29 3527777777 S 29 9972222222 E 29 3527777777 29 9972222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0013 St John s Gowrie Presbyterian Church Nottingham Road Lions River District Upload Photo9 2 417 0017 Aird Farmhouse Farm Petrusstroom No 954 Lions River District Single Storey L shaped building Verandas to front and one side and at the rear the L shape forms a Built in c1882 by James Clark one of the first five homesteads in the Midlands James Clark was a Architectural style Natal verandah house Type of site House Current use house Built c1882 by the transport rider James Clark this originally L shaped stone farmstead with hipped corrugated roof and characterictic cast iron front verandah is recognised as one of the important homes of the Natal Midlands Though altered and painted Lions River Register 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 417 0017 Aird Farmhouse Farm Petrusstroom No 954 Lions River District Upload Photo9 2 418 0001 Old Fort Police Station Rood Street Stanger Type of site Police Station Current use police station Stanger Lower Tugela Register 29 20 50 S 31 17 04 E 29 347298 S 31 284449 E 29 347298 31 284449 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0001 Old Fort Police Station Rood Street Stanger Upload Photo9 2 418 0002 Shaka Memorial King Shaka Street Stanger The striking Chaka memorial stands in Couper Street in Stanger 74 kilometres north of Durban along the North Coast Road Chaka was the outstanding figure in a long succession of Zulu chiefs Almost two metres tall and well pro portioned he was endowed with great physical strength and outstanding courage He had a searching and creative intellect but he was domineering and Type of site Memorial Current use memorial Monument made in Newcastle erected in 1932 on the alleged site of King Shaka s grave not official Stanger Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 20 24 S 31 17 40 E 29 340072 S 31 294466 E 29 340072 31 294466 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0002 Shaka Memorial King Shaka Street Stanger The striking Chaka memorial stands in Couper Street in Stanger 74 kilometres north of Durban along the North Coast Road Chaka was the outstanding figure in a long succession of Zulu chiefs Almost two metres tall and well pro portioned he was endowed with great physical strength and outstanding courage He had a searching and creative intellect but he was domineering and Type of site Memorial Current use memorial Monument made in Newcastle erected in 1932 on the alleged site of King Shaka s grave not official9 2 418 0003 Stanger South School Balcomb Cnr Albert Luthuli Street Stanger Victorian school building with pavilion plan recessed veranda bay window and 6 6 sliding sash wind H R Dukes opened two rooms in his large house as Stanger s first European school in 1895 additional Architectural style Victorian Type of site School Current use school Historical two rooms of a private house were opened as Stanger s first European school 5 August 18 Stanger Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 20 31 S 31 17 28 E 29 341996 S 31 291101 E 29 341996 31 291101 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0003 Stanger South School Balcomb Cnr Albert Luthuli Street Stanger Upload Photo9 2 418 0009 Fort Pearson Farm Williamsom 12871 Lower Tugela District Site of British encampment during Anglo Zulu War 9879 The main road to the north crosses the Tugela River 21 kilometres from Stanger About one kilometre before one reaches the bridge a gravel road turns off to the right and rises steeply up a hill near the river There eight km down stream from Bond s Dri Type of site Fort Current use fortifications Of historical significance being constructed by Col Charles Knight Pearson during the 1879 Anglo Zul Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 12 50 S 31 26 00 E 29 2138888888 S 31 4333333333 E 29 2138888888 31 4333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0009 Fort Pearson Farm Williamsom 12871 Lower Tugela District Site of British encampment during Anglo Zulu War 9879 The main road to the north crosses the Tugela River 21 kilometres from Stanger About one kilometre before one reaches the bridge a gravel road turns off to the right and rises steeply up a hill near the river There eight km down stream from Bond s Dri Type of site Fort Current use fortifications Of historical significance being constructed by Col Charles Knight Pearson during the 1879 Anglo ZulMedia related to Fort Pearson at Wikimedia Commons9 2 418 0010 Ultimatum Tree Farm Lot 5 2612 Lower Tugela District Ficus Sonderi wild fig Sycamore Fig tree being progeny of original historic tree The Ultimatum Tree stands on the right bank of the Tugela River at the site of the old pont just below Fort Pearson In 1878 the differences between Cetshwayo and the British Governments of Natal and the Transvaal reached a climax The main point of con Type of site Tree Current use tree Site where ultimatum leading to the outbreak of the Anglo Zulu War was delivered to Zulu King Cetswa Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 12 50 S 31 26 10 E 29 2138888888 S 31 4361111111 E 29 2138888888 31 4361111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0010 Ultimatum Tree Farm Lot 5 2612 Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 418 0011 Kearsney Methodist Chapel Farm Kearsney 2201 Lower Tugela District East West aligned church of 5 bays each separated by a wide battered buttress and slit windows wit This church building was built by Mr A Rovik and was completed early in 1908 It was consecrated on 23 May 1908 Built at the instigation of Sir Liege Hulett who was a Methodist lay preacher in the Verulam circuit Architectural style Arts and Crafts Type of site Chapel Current use church From Greytown on R74 pass Mapumulo then Mount Albert Royden amp Mandalay on left Take next left after Of historical and architectural interest designed by Stott amp Kirby to serve the growing community Kearsney Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 17 11 S 31 14 17 E 29 286446 S 31 237993 E 29 286446 31 237993 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0011 Kearsney Methodist Chapel Farm Kearsney 2201 Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 418 0013 Convention Tree Tugela Station Lower Tugela District Mistakenly declared as the Ultimatum Tree and redeclared as a fine botanical specimen this tree Type of site Tree Current use tree Declared as a fine botanical specimen after it was discovered that the tree had mistakenly been de Tugela Station Lower Tugela Provisional Protection 29 10 23 S 31 24 27 E 29 173060 S 31 407500 E 29 173060 31 407500 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0013 Convention Tree Tugela Station Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 418 0014 Isivundu House Farm Isivundu 1954 Lower Tugela District Longitudinal house with witch s tower at entrance Perimeter verandah very large 1 1 sliding sash The mansion dates from about 1900 and is one of the few remaining so called sugar palaces in Natal Architectural style Queen Anne verandah house Type of site Farm Complex Current use house From Greytown on R74 pass Mapumulo and Kearsney Half km after turn to Doringkop see turn to Isivund Of historical and architectural interest the mansion dates from c1900 and is one of the few remain Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 18 28 S 31 14 59 E 29 307758 S 31 249731 E 29 307758 31 249731 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0014 Isivundu House Farm Isivundu 1954 Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 418 0015 Morewood Sugar Mill Memorial Garden Farm Compensation 868 Lower Tugela District Gardens established by the SA Sugar Assoc in 1951 to commemorate the pioneer work of Edmend Morewood The memorial garden marks the place where the first sugar mill in South Africa was erected and where the South African sugar industry had its origin The founder of the sugar industry in Natal was Edmund Morewood one of the early settlers in Durban When Architectural style Utilitarian Type of site Garden of Remembrance Current use memorial garden On the N3 heading north from Durban take the Ballito Bay turn off north of Tongaat and head inland Morewood Memorial Garden is the site which commemorates the origins of South African sugar production in SA Lower Tugela Provincial Heritage Site 29 30 01 S 31 10 14 E 29 500146 S 31 170428 E 29 500146 31 170428 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0015 Morewood Sugar Mill Memorial Garden Farm Compensation 868 Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 418 0016 Bogmore Farm Compensation 868 Lower Tugela District Type of site House Current use hotel Built between 1903 and 1905 by Horace Hulett son of Sir Liege Hulett founder of Hullett Sugar this house was until recently owned by the Hulett family It is now the property of a Mr Patrick Shorten who runs it as Shortens Country House an upmark Lower Tugela Register 29 30 30 S 31 11 53 E 29 508202 S 31 198028 E 29 508202 31 198028 SAHRA identifier 9 2 418 0016 Bogmore Farm Compensation 868 Lower Tugela District Upload Photo9 2 419 0004 St Lucia Lighthouse Farm State Land 7638 Lower Umfolozi District Original cast iron tower and optic transferred to Cape St Lucia from Mahlongwa Head near Umkomaas af Type of site Lighthouse Current use lighthouse Supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick England in 1892 this cast iron structure originally stood at Mahlongwa Head but was moved to St Lucia in 1906 after a new system was devised for marking the Aliwal Shoal It is the sister of the Port Shepstone Lower Umfolozi Register 28 31 08 S 32 23 50 E 28 5188888888 S 32 3972222222 E 28 5188888888 32 3972222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 419 0004 St Lucia Lighthouse Farm State Land 7638 Lower Umfolozi District Upload Photo9 2 420 0001 Mpande s Nodwengu Royal Homestead and Grave Ulundi Mahlabatini Nothing left of the traditional Zulu settlement The Zulu Chief Senzangakhona had three sons who succeeded one another as paramount rulers of the Zulus Chaka Dingane and Mpande Chaka was murdered by his brothers Dingane and Mhlangana in 1828 Dingane was afraid of Mhlangana so he killed him but he t Type of site Royal Grave or Chief Current use kraal amp monument Royal residence of King Mpande occupied by him from 1840 to 1872 his burial place Ulundi Mahlabatini Provincial Heritage Site 28 18 00 S 31 25 30 E 28 3 S 31 425 E 28 3 31 425 SAHRA identifier 9 2 420 0001 Mpande s Nodwengu Royal Homestead and Grave Ulundi Mahlabatini Upload Photo9 2 420 0002 002 Ondini Ulundi Mahlabatini District Partial reconstruction of the largest of Cetshwayo s homesteads on open grassland site sloping downh The Battle of Ulundi took place in 1879 between the British and Cetshwayo s Zulu army The battlefield was very close to the site of Mpande s kraal Nodwengu and barely three kilometres due west of Cetshwayo s kraal Ondini The Zulu War broke out in the Current use monument From Ulundi take road to Umfolozi Game Reserve Site is on north side of the road a few kilometres After his part in Mpande s successful first incursion into Swaziland in the mid 1840s Cetshwayo th Ulundi Mahlabatini Provincial Heritage Site 28 19 00 S 31 27 30 E 28 3166666666 S 31 4583333333 E 28 3166666666 31 4583333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 420 0002 002 Ondini Ulundi Mahlabatini District Upload Photo9 2 420 0003 Ulundi Battlefield Mahlabatini District The Battle of Ulundi took place in 1879 between the British and Cetshwayo s Zulu army The battlefield was very close to the site of Mpande s kraal Nodwengu and barely three kilometres due west of Cetshwayo s kraal Ondini The Zulu War broke out in the Type of site Battlefield Current use monument From Ulundi take road to Umfolozi Game Reserve The domed memorial is clearly visible on north side Battlesite where Cetshwayo s warriors were defeated by the British on 4 July 1879 Mahlabatini Provincial Heritage Site 28 18 40 S 31 25 30 E 28 3111111111 S 31 425 E 28 3111111111 31 425 SAHRA identifier 9 2 420 0003 Ulundi Battlefield Mahlabatini District Upload Photo9 2 422 0001 Helen Bridge Weston Mooi River District Type of site Bridge Current use bridge The first bridge built north of Pietermaritzburg situated at the old Voortrekker and pioneer crossi Mooi River Mooi River Provincial Heritage Site 29 12 40 S 30 01 20 E 29 2111111111 S 30 0222222222 E 29 2111111111 30 0222222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 422 0001 Helen Bridge Weston Mooi River District Upload Photo9 2 422 0003 St Theresa s Roman Catholic Church Westacre Road Mooi River Type of site Church Current use religious Mooi River Mooi River Register 29 12 22 S 30 00 03 E 29 206150 S 30 000824 E 29 206150 30 000824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 422 0003 St Theresa s Roman Catholic Church Westacre Road Mooi River Upload Photo9 2 422 0004 Garden of Remembrance MacFarlane Street Mooi River Type of site Garden of Remembrance A military hospital was established in Mooi River in 1900 and those who died were buried in the ceme Mooi River Mooi River Provincial Heritage Site 29 31 00 S 30 00 06 E 29 5166666666 S 30 0016666666 E 29 5166666666 30 0016666666 SAHRA identifier 9 2 422 0004 Garden of Remembrance MacFarlane Street Mooi River Upload Photo9 2 422 0006 001 Weston Agricultural College Farm Weston Training School 13981 Mooi River District Old Medical Officers and Nurses Residences Type of site School Current use college From Pietermaritzburg west on N2 take Mooi River turnoff and turn left then right at T After about One of These two wood and iron houses which were erected in 1900 are relics of the British Milit Mooi River Provincial Heritage Site 29 13 00 S 30 02 00 E 29 2166666666 S 30 0333333333 E 29 2166666666 30 0333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 422 0006 001 Weston Agricultural College Farm Weston Training School 13981 Mooi River District Old Medical Officers and Nurses Residences Upload Photo9 2 422 0006 002 Weston Agricultural College Farm Weston Training School 13981 Mooi River District Old Commanding Officer s Quarters These two wood and iron houses which were erected in 1900 are relics of the British Military Remount Depot that was established at Weston near Mooi River shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 Type of site School Current use college From Pietermaritzburg west on N2 take Mooi River turnoff and turn left then right at T After about One of These two wood and iron houses which were erected in 1900 are relics of the British Milit Mooi River Provincial Heritage Site 29 13 00 S 30 02 00 E 29 2166666666 S 30 0333333333 E 29 2166666666 30 0333333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 422 0006 002 Weston Agricultural College Farm Weston Training School 13981 Mooi River District Old Commanding Officer s Quarters Upload Photo9 2 423 0001 Matatiele Museum High Street Matatiele A stone building with a corrugated iron roof at the back facade and a stepped gable in the front fac Erected by John Hutt for Mr Barker and Mr Heyns and used as a garage 1925 the building was bought b Type of site commercial Previous use workshop amp church hall amp post office Current use museum This building is one of the few conservation worthy buildings in the town and is also a well known l Matatiele Mount Currie Provincial Heritage Site 28 31 50 S 30 53 45 E 28 530554 S 30 895824 E 28 530554 30 895824 SAHRA identifier 9 2 423 0001 Matatiele Museum High Street Matatiele Upload Photo9 2 423 0002 Old Town Hall Main Street Kokstad Impressive smaller town hall with colonnaded gabled front entrance portico two wings to either sid Built as town hall and municipal offices and officially opened 1901 01 01 interior modernised for p Architectural style Colonial town hall Type of site Town Hall Previous use town hall amp offices Current use library Designed by Architect Arthur Fyfe the building is a good example of early Colonial architecture is Kokstad Mount Currie Provincial Heritage Site 30 32 50 S 29 25 26 E 30 547268 S 29 423771 E 30 547268 29 423771 SAHRA identifier 9 2 423 0002 Old Town Hall Main Street Kokstad Upload Photo9 2 423 0007 Dower House Dower Cnr Main Street Kokstad This building is historically the most important in Kokstad This is not only because it was the fir Kokstad Mount Currie Provisional Protection 30 33 07 S 29 25 35 E 30 551943 S 29 426394 E 30 551943 29 426394 SAHRA identifier 9 2 423 0007 Dower House Dower Cnr Main Street Kokstad Upload Photo9 2 423 0008 Bandstand Main Street Kokstad Flat site in Town Hall gardens Has beautifully detailed cast iron work Has a green roof white pil The fountain which was formerly in the centre was moved to the lower Town gardens some years ago This ornamental Victorian cast iron bandstand dates from 1912 It was donated to the Town Council by the engineers who were responsible for Kokstad s water Type of site recreational Previous use bandstand Current use pavilion Historical and Architectural interest This ornamental Victorian cast iron bandstand dates from 191 Kokstad Mount Currie Provincial Heritage Site 30 32 52 S 29 25 26 E 30 547696 S 29 423758 E 30 547696 29 423758 SAHRA identifier 9 2 423 0008 Bandstand Main Street Kokstad Flat site in Town Hall gardens Has beautifully detailed cast iron work Has a green roof white pil The fountain which was formerly in the centre was moved to the lower Town gardens some years ago This ornamental Victorian cast iron bandstand dates from 1912 It was donated to the Town Council by the engineers who were responsible for Kokstad s water Type of site recreational Previous use bandstand Current use pavilion Historical and Architectural interest This ornamental Victorian cast iron bandstand dates from 1919 2 423 0009 Kokstad Museum 104 Main Street Kokstad This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908 It was used as the Public Library until 1982 Previous use community hall amp offices amp library Current use Museum This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908 It was used as the Pu Kokstad Mount Currie Provincial Heritage Site 29 25 27 S 30 32 49 E 29 4241722222 S 30 5470083333 E 29 4241722222 30 5470083333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 423 0009 Kokstad Museum 104 Main Street Kokstad This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908 It was used as the Public Library until 1982 Previous use community hall amp offices amp library Current use Museum This building with its Victorian and Edwardian characteristics dates from 1908 It was used as the Pu9 2 427 0001 Raffia Palms Lot 162 Mtunzini An extensive grove of raphia palms R australis established in 1916 from seed The North Coast Road divides at Gingindhlovu the branch to the left goes to Eshowe and Zululand the one to the right continues northwards up the coast The village of Mtunzini lies on the coastal road about 19 kilometres from Gingindhlovu Only a few hu Type of site Tree Current use trees From the centre of Mtunzini follow the route to the Umlalazi nature reserve After crossing the rail This extensive grove of raffia palms R australis was established at Mtunzini in 1916 from seed sen Mtunzini Mtunzini Provincial Heritage Site 28 57 30 S 31 45 40 E 28 9583333333 S 31 7611111111 E 28 9583333333 31 7611111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 427 0001 Raffia Palms Lot 162 Mtunzini An extensive grove of raphia palms R australis established in 1916 from seed The North Coast Road divides at Gingindhlovu the branch to the left goes to Eshowe and Zululand the one to the right continues northwards up the coast The village of Mtunzini lies on the coastal road about 19 kilometres from Gingindhlovu Only a few hu Type of site Tree Current use trees From the centre of Mtunzini follow the route to the Umlalazi nature reserve After crossing the rail This extensive grove of raffia palms R australis was established at Mtunzini in 1916 from seed sen9 2 427 0002 Tugela Battlefield Lot 14 Farm Tugela 10600 Mtunzini District Type of site Battlefield Current use monument On 17 April 1838 a number of British settlers and their auxiliaries went to the aid of Voortrekkers Mtunzini Provincial Heritage Site 29 10 10 S 31 26 50 E 29 1694444444 S 31 4472222222 E 29 1694444444 31 4472222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 427 0002 Tugela Battlefield Lot 14 Farm Tugela 10600 Mtunzini District Upload Photo9 2 427 0005 Fort Tenedos Farm Alliance 14837 Mtunzini District Fort Tenedos is situated on the left bank of the Tugela River opposite Fort Pearson It was built in 1879 and together with Fort Pearson guarded the pont over the river It was garrisoned by men from HMS Tenedos Colonel Pearson s column passed this wa Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use abandoned The fort played a major role in the Anglo Zulu War 1879 being the first fortification constructed b Mtunzini Provincial Heritage Site 29 12 30 S 31 26 10 E 29 2083333333 S 31 4361111111 E 29 2083333333 31 4361111111 SAHRA identifier 9 2 427 0005 Fort Tenedos Farm Alliance 14837 Mtunzini District Upload Photo9 2 429 0001 O Neil s Cottage Farm Stonewall 3109 Newcastle District This historic house stands on the western side of the main road between Ingogo and Charlestown It is situated at the foot of the Amajuba Mountain 35 kilometres from Newcastle and 11 km 7 mi from Charlestown It is planned in the form of a cross and is built Type of site House Previous use house Current use museum From Newcastle head north towards Volksrust on the R23 About 20 km 12 mi from Newcastle and at the bottom It was in this cottage that negotiations took place during a number of meetings in March 1881 Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 30 00 S 29 51 20 E 27 5 S 29 8555555555 E 27 5 29 8555555555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0001 O Neil s Cottage Farm Stonewall 3109 Newcastle District This historic house stands on the western side of the main road between Ingogo and Charlestown It is situated at the foot of the Amajuba Mountain 35 kilometres from Newcastle and 11 km 7 mi from Charlestown It is planned in the form of a cross and is built Type of site House Previous use house Current use museum From Newcastle head north towards Volksrust on the R23 About 20 km 12 mi from Newcastle and at the bottom It was in this cottage that negotiations took place during a number of meetings in March 1881 Media related to Peace of 1881 at Wikimedia Commons9 2 429 0002 Town Hall Scott Street Newcastle The city hall was designed by William Lucas and erected in 1898 It is one of the few remaining colonial buildings in Newcastle Architectural style Colonial town hall Type of site Town Hall Current use hall Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St Of architectural and local historical interest The city hall was designed by William Lucas Newcastle Central Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 45 27 S 29 55 54 E 27 757373 S 29 931597 E 27 757373 29 931597 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0002 Town Hall Scott Street Newcastle The city hall was designed by William Lucas and erected in 1898 It is one of the few remaining colonial buildings in Newcastle Architectural style Colonial town hall Type of site Town Hall Current use hall Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St Of architectural and local historical interest The city hall was designed by William Lucas 9 2 429 0004 Old State School Albert Cnr Havelock Street Charlestown Double pitched gable ends with wooden barge boards and fascias seven dormer windows and six plaste sic The school was completed in 1904 and is presently used as a private residence Type of site School Current use school The school was completed in 1904 with further additions later in the same year This single story rectangular building of plastered brick with corrugated iron roof and verandah is a good and surviving example of a school building of the period Charlestown Newcastle Register 27 25 00 S 29 53 00 E 27 416667 S 29 883333 E 27 416667 29 883333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0004 Old State School Albert Cnr Havelock Street Charlestown Upload Photo9 2 429 0005 St Dominic s Academy Pavilion St Dominic s Street Newcastle Round sports pavilion timber posts support roof St Dominic s Academy was founded in 1891 as a convent and was run for 97 years by the Dominican sisters The pavilion was built in 1916 in the Victorian style It is one of the few remaining structures of this type in South Africa Architectural style Victorian Type of site recreational Previous use other roller skating rink Current use pavilion Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St Of architectural and local historical interest The pavilion was built in 1916 in the Victorian sty Newcastle Central Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 45 41 S 29 55 16 E 27 761444 S 29 921018 E 27 761444 29 921018 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0005 St Dominic s Academy Pavilion St Dominic s Street Newcastle Upload Photo9 2 429 0008 Old Carnegie Library Voortrekker Street Newcastle Public library endowed by American multi millionaire and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie 1837 1919 The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm of Chick and Bartholomew It was the first Carnegie Lib Type of site Library Previous use library Current use museum amp art gallery Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm o Newcastle Central Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 45 24 S 29 55 57 E 27 756545 S 29 932436 E 27 756545 29 932436 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0008 Old Carnegie Library Voortrekker Street Newcastle Public library endowed by American multi millionaire and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie 1837 1919 The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm of Chick and Bartholomew It was the first Carnegie Lib Type of site Library Previous use library Current use museum amp art gallery Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm o9 2 429 0009 Kliphuis Moedergemeente 64 Voortrekker Street Newcastle Previous use sunday school Current use house Built by a local builder Magnus MacIntosh for a Dr Ormond in 1903 during the 1920s this house se Newcastle Central Newcastle Register 29 56 10 S 27 45 40 E 29 9361166666 S 27 7610333333 E 29 9361166666 27 7610333333 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0009 Kliphuis Moedergemeente 64 Voortrekker Street Newcastle Upload Photo9 2 429 0010 Majuba Battlefield Farm Majuba North 11267 Newcastle District Amajuba Mountain is sometimes also referred to as Spitskop or Colley s Kop It lies to the west of the main road from Newcastle to Volksrust barely five kilometres south of Charlestown It can be climbed by a path from the Majuba railway station across t Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield Current use site museum Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn off from bypass and turn left into Scott St Battlesite of significant victory for the Boers against British forces led by Sir George Pomeroy Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 28 40 S 29 51 00 E 27 4777777777 S 29 85 E 27 4777777777 29 85 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0010 Majuba Battlefield Farm Majuba North 11267 Newcastle District Upload Photo9 2 429 0010 002 Majuba Battlefield Farm Majuba North 11267 Newcastle District Conservation Area Type of site Conservation area Current use memorial Newcastle Heritage Area 27 28 33 S 29 51 01 E 27 475924 S 29 850236 E 27 475924 29 850236 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0010 002 Majuba Battlefield Farm Majuba North 11267 Newcastle District Conservation Area Upload Photo9 2 429 0013 Old Residency 96 Allen Street Newcastle Type of site Residency Previous use house Current use offices Newcastle Newcastle Register 29 56 31 S 27 45 52 E 29 9419777777 S 27 7644305555 E 29 9419777777 27 7644305555 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0013 Old Residency 96 Allen Street Newcastle Upload Photo9 2 429 0016 Hilldrop House Rider Haggard House Hilldrop Road Newcastle Much indigenous wood e g yellowwood was used in the construction while most of the beams in the roof are secured by wooden pegs in place of nails or screws Some alterations have been made by previous owners e g rooms at the eastern end and kitchen The house was built by Mr later Sir Melmoth Osborne when he was resident magistrate of Newcastle and is a very good example of British settler rural architecture The farm Rooi Point on which the house stood was purchased by Mr later Sir Rider Hagga Type of site House Current use residence This imposing building was erected by Sir Melmoth Osborne resident magistrate of Newcastle from 1868 to 1875 Sir Rider Haggard took occupation in January 1881 and during his sojourn the Royal Commission which drew up the terms of the Pretoria Convention Newcastle Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 47 30 S 29 57 00 E 27 7916666666 S 29 95 E 27 7916666666 29 95 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0016 Hilldrop House Rider Haggard House Hilldrop Road Newcastle Upload Photo9 2 429 0017 Old Magazine Scott Street Newcastle The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914 1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of Type of site Magazine Previous use arsenal The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914 1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of Newcastle Central Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 45 51 S 29 55 19 E 27 764121 S 29 921823 E 27 764121 29 921823 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0017 Old Magazine Scott Street Newcastle The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914 1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of Type of site Magazine Previous use arsenal The old Armoury was presumably built in 1860 by military volunteers as an arsenal for the defence of the area around Newcastle It was used as a mobilisation post during 1914 1918 and again in 1939 and is therefore closely associated with the history of9 2 429 0018 Buffalo River Bridge Farms Milton 1007 and Kromellenboog 170 Newcastle District Type of site Bridge Current use bridge This bridge was erected jointly by the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and the Colony of Natal and was o Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 40 40 S 30 02 20 E 27 6777777777 S 30 0388888888 E 27 6777777777 30 0388888888 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0018 Buffalo River Bridge Farms Milton 1007 and Kromellenboog 170 Newcastle District Type of site Bridge Current use bridge This bridge was erected jointly by the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and the Colony of Natal and was o9 2 429 0019 Fort Amiel Fort Street Newcastle This structure was named after Major Ameil and was erected in about 1878 It was used by British soldiers during the Zulu Rebellion and the First War of Independence Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum Newcastle Amiel Park Newcastle Provincial Heritage Site 27 44 40 S 29 55 10 E 27 7444444444 S 29 9194444444 E 27 7444444444 29 9194444444 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0019 Fort Amiel Fort Street Newcastle This structure was named after Major Ameil and was erected in about 1878 It was used by British soldiers during the Zulu Rebellion and the First War of Independence Type of site Fort Previous use fortifications Current use museum 9 2 429 0027 Old Court House Holland Street Charlestown Small wood and corrugated iron building single pitched roof with plastered chimney wooden cottage Built as a court house in 1906 for the Colonial Public Works Department Type of site Courthouse Current use court house Built as a court house in 1906 for the Colonial Public Works Department 1889 date on building inaccurate plans for this small wood and iron building were drawn up by the Public Works Branch Natal Colony The building neatly indicates the size of th Charlestown Newcastle Register 27 24 48 S 29 52 24 E 27 413281 S 29 873344 E 27 413281 29 873344 SAHRA identifier 9 2 429 0027 Old Court House Holland Street Charlestown Upload Photo9 2 430 0001 Lutheran Church New Hanover Type of site Church Current use religious Historical and architectural interest This cruciform church was erected in 1867 by German settlers New Hanover New Hanover Provincial Heritage Site 29 21 21 S 30 31 24 E 29 355715 S 30 523399 E 29 355715 30 523399 SAHRA identifier 9 2 430 0001 Lutheran Church New Hanover Upload Photo9 2 434 0001 Isandlwana Battlefield Reserve 18 15840 Nqutu District The modern roads from the heart of Zululand still follow the original routes north westwards over the Isihiungu Hills at Babanango past the Isipezi Mountain and across the Buffalo River to Dundee For many years the Buffalo or Blood River was regarded as Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield Current use site museum amp monument From Babanango head north to Nqutu or from Nqutu south to Babanago Turn left at the signpost about In the vicinity of this hill a British force under the immediate command of Lieut Col A W Durnford and Brevet Lieut Col B Pulleine was virtually annihilated on 22 January 1879 by a Zulu impi of between 20 000 and 25 000 men under the command Nqutu Provincial Heritage Site 28 21 20 S 30 39 10 E 28 3555555555 S 30 6527777777 E 28 3555555555 30 6527777777 SAHRA identifier 9 2 434 0001 Isandlwana Battlefield Reserve 18 15840 Nqutu District The modern roads from the heart of Zululand still follow the original routes north westwards over the Isihiungu Hills at Babanango past the Isipezi Mountain and across the Buffalo River to Dundee For many years the Buffalo or Blood River was regarded as Type of site Battlefield Previous use battlefield Current use site museum amp monument From Babanango head north to Nqutu or from Nqutu south to Babanago Turn left at the signpost about In the vicinity of this hill a British force under the immediate command of Lieut Col A W Durnford and Brevet Lieut Col B Pulleine was virtually annihilated on 22 January 1879 by a Zulu impi of between 20 000 and 25 000 men under the command9 2 434 0005 Prince Imperial Memorial Reserve No 18 7638 Nqutu District Another place that brings the bitter course of the Zulu War of 1879 to mind lies to the west of the road from Babanango to Vryheid via Barklieside the place where Eugene Louis Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte Prince Imperial of France was killed by Zulus on 1s Type of site Memorial Current use memorial Prince Imperial son of Napoleon III of France joined the British forces in Zululand during the Zulu Nqutu Provincial Heritage Site 28 08 00 S 30 47 50 E 28 1333333333 S 30 7972222222 E 28 1333333333 30 7972222222 SAHRA identifier 9 2 434 0005 Prince Imperial Memorial Reserve No 18 7638 Nqutu District Upload Photo9 2 435 0001 Kruger Bridge Farms Uitval 195 and Eersteling 690 Paulpietersburg District Fine stone bridge of dressed stone three arches metal balustrades The road to Vryheid crosses the Pivaan River about 19 kilometres from Paulpietersburg The bridge is another of the stone arched bridges built in the time of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek On 9 December 1895 the Executive Committee resolved to build Type of site Bridge Current use bridge Vryheid Paulpietersburg route via Natal Hot Springs not R33 From Vryheid left at turn off This fine stone bridge was completed in 1898 on the instructions of the Government of the South African Republic Paulpietersburg Provincial Heritage Site 27 30 10 S 30 49 00 E 27 5027777777 S 30 816667 E 27 5027777777 30 816667 SAHRA identifier 9 2 435 0001 Kruger Bridge Farms Uitval 195 and Eersteling 690 Paulpietersburg District Fine stone bridge of dressed stone three arches metal balustrades The road to Vryheid crosses the Pivaan River about 19 kilometres from Paulpietersburg The bridge is another of the stone arched bridges built in the time of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek On 9 December 1895 the Executive Committee resolved to build Type of site Bridge Current use bridge Vryheid Paulpietersburg route via Natal Hot Springs not R33 From Vryheid left at turn off This fine stone bridge was completed in 1898 on the instructions of the Government of the South African Republic Media related to Kruger Bridge Bivane River at Wikimedia Commons9 2 435 0002 Library 27 Smit Street Paulpietersburg This impressive church building the cornerstone of which was laid on 20 May 1899 by Ds Ph S Snyman and which was used as a storehouse by British soldiers during the Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 was only taken into use on 20 May 1904 According to tradition Type of site Library Previous use church Current use library Entering town from Vryheid R33 or R34 travel down High Street and turn left into Smit Street Libr This impressive building was first used as a storehouse by British soldiers during the Anglo Boer War Paulpietersburg Paulpietersburg Provincial Heritage Site 27 25 28 S 30 48 56 E 27 424510 S 30 815478 E 27 424510 30 815478 SAHRA identifier 9 2 435 0002 Library 27 Smit Street Paulpietersburg Upload Photo9 2 435 0003 Old Residency Paulpietersburg The town Paulpietersburg established in 1888 originally fell under the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and was at first named Paulpietersrrust after President Paul Kruger and General Piet Joubert This name was later changed to Paulpietersdorp and finally in Type of site Residency Current use residence This Drostdy erected in 1906 was the first British public building to be built in the vicinity It Paulpietersburg Paulpietersburg Provincial Heritage Site 27 25 48 S 30 49 17 E 27 429930 S 30 821317 E 27 429930 30 821317 SAHRA identifier 9 2 435 0003 Old Residency Paulpietersburg The town Paulpietersburg established in 1888 originally fell under the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and was at first named Paulpietersrrust after President Paul Kruger and General Piet Joubert This name was later changed to Paulpietersdorp and finally in Type of site Residency Current use residence This Drostdy erected in 1906 was the first British public building to be built in the vicinity It 9 2 437 0005 Umbilo Waterworks Paradise Valley Nature Reserve Pinetown Type of site Waterworks Previous use other waterworks Current use abandoned This site is one of the earliest large scale gravity fed water supply schemes in South AFrica Pinetown Paradise Valley Pinetown Provincial Heritage Site 29 50 08 S 30 53 00 E 29 835544 S 30 883287 E 29 835544 30 883287 SAHRA identifier 9 2 437 0005 Umbilo Waterworks Paradise Valley Nature Reserve Pinetown img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |