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Spionkop – Mount Alice
The monument atop Mount Alice View from Mount Alice towards Spionkop Mount Alice views and Diorama Mount Alice view of Spionkop and Vaalkrans The iron bridge at Potgieter’s Drift over the Tugela...
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Durban Beachfront – Skateboard Graffiti
The popular Durban Beachfront Skateboard Park is cleverly painted to uplift the grey concrete obstacles. With due acknowledgements to the artists. The post Durban Beachfront – Skateboard Graffiti...
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Durban – Berea Presbyterian Church 1896 – New use as fitness centre.
Presbyterians first arrived in Durban in the 1850’s and their first church was in the city centre. As the city expanded they managed to get permission to buy...
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Sao Joao Shipwreck 1552 – Port Edward
in 1552 the Portuguese Sao Joao ran aground near Port Edward with 600 soles aboard. Over 100 perished and the remainder of the passengers set out for Delagoa Bay in Mozambique. Only 17 survived this...
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Rietvlei Methodist Church and Craigieburn Dam
The Craigieburn Dam was once the centre of a thriving dairy industry and a well maintained fishing resort. Land claims put paid to that and it is now goats that thrive on roaming through the derelict...
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MY NEW BOOK – NEW BEGINNINGS
My new that book that features forty old, repurposed homes of KwaZulu-Natal is now available. The message is that once a cherished home has run its course, there is no need to discard it, as it may...
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Clifton School – Stubbs House
This post coincides with the departure of Karl Bressler, Deputy Head of the College to take up a teaching post in the Far East after a long spell at Clifton. Go well, Karl. Stubbs House at Clifton ,...
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KZN JULY RIOTS
Umhlanga UPL Warehouse, burnt in riots Umhlanga UPL Warehouse burnt in riots. The skyline of Cornubia/Umhlanga was changed after the insurrection in July 2021. This episode will remain a blight on the...
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Our Lady of Lourdes – Westville
The lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Westville is a real beauty, thanks to the abundance of stained glass in the church giving it a serene ambience. Under, Gallery – Churches you will find a full...
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Spionkop Lodge – Tugela
Spionkop Lodge on Woodlands Farm was the home of George Spearman and was to bear witness to one of the biggest defeats of the British Army in the early stages of the Anglo Boer War....
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Botha House and my book –‘New Beginnings’
My latest of my three books published in 2021, features on its front page, Botha House, built and completed in 1920 for Louis and his wife Annie Frances Bland (nee Emmett). Annie was by great great...
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Mary Stainbank’s work at Magudu (Magut)
The Magudu Magistrates Court Farming scene on Magistrates Court – Sculpting by Mary Stainbank Sculpture by Mary Stainbank on front façade of Magudu Magistrate Court Mary Stainbanks working sketches...
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Morewood Memorial – Compensation
The closed site in March 2022 – closed 2015 It’s sad to see the Morewood Memorial at Compensation is closed. The memorial was to commemorate Sir Edmund Morewood who grew the first commercial cane in...
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Mount Alice – Spionkop (Anglo Boer War) – Gen. Buller’s HQ
The Diorama at Buller HQ on Mount Alice Monument atop Mount Alice Diorama on Mount Alice The view of Spionkop from Mount Alice. (Spionkop Dam was built long after). Mount Alice was the Head Quarters of...
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Maidstone All Saints Church – Artwork
Maidstone All Saints Church has artwork by Wilgeford Vann Hall, who specialised in stained glass and the wood carved Reredos created by her friend Mary Stainbank. They both worked at Ezayo Studios at...
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Durban North SAPS Garden of Remembrance
Durban North Police Station Situated in the heart of Durban North is the local Headquarters of Durban North, South African Police Service (SAPS). Across the road from the entrance is the Wall of...
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Nkwazi Lodge – Josini
For a cocktail of fishing, game viewing , sunsets, landscapes and breathtaking views, Nkwazi Lodge on Josini Dam is a great stayover. Contacts :info@pongolagamereserve.co.za / 034-4351123 Fishing boats...
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Ithala – Ntshondwe Camp
Visiting Ithala Game Reserve earlier in 2022, it was a shock to see the state of the main camp and roads of the park. Covid is no excuse for doing zero maintenance and of the 67 units in the camp, I...
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Mount Edgecombe Interchange
The Mount Edgecombe Interchange, built by SANRAL at a cost of R1.14 billion, was opened in 2018. The Interchange links the N2 to Verulam, Umhlanga, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban North and Phoenix via the...
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Heritage Architectural Plans at UKZN
It is with alarm that more of our heritage is being destroyed. In this instance, protected homes in Northdene are being destroyed. In this case it is the old North family home that is being demolished....
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