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PMB – Old Edendale Road
Hotel Dusalle on the old Edendale road into PMB Residence next to old Hotel Dusalle on old Edendale road. Service station on the old Edendale road near the Hotel Dusalle. The old Edendale road is now a...
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Nottingham Road – Springrove Dam
Springrove Dam wall – May 2017 Springrove Dam with Drakensberg mountains in background. Springrove Dam upper reaches. Drakensberg mountains behind Springrove Dam – May 2017 If it weren’t for the...
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Lords of The Manor (formerly Oatesdale) – Hidcote – Mooi River
Lords of the Manor – it was ostensibly on this bar stool that a previous owner was shot. The bullet holes are visible in the door Lords of the Manor Chapel Lords of the Manor – Main original building...
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Korongo Valley Guest Farm – Ixopo
Korongo Valley Log Cabins Korongo Valley Guest farm pool and main functions area Korongo’s Crane Cottage (self catering and original home) Korongo Valley Farm outlook Korongo Valley Guest Farm may have...
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Durban – Sydenham St John & St Raphael Cemetery
Tombstone of Isabella Monck-Mason Tombstone of Charles Augustus Oldham 1918 William Randles resting place There is always a fascination with old graveyards, and this cemetery is no exception, with some...
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Centocow Trappist Mission
Main church at Centocow Centocow Main Church Distant view of Cetocow I recently was in Creighton at the aloe festival, but couldn’t resist another visit to this mission overlooking the Umzimkulu River,...
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Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial – Groutville – July 2017 Groutville Congregational Church – Luthuli burial place Graves of Nokukhanya and Chief Albert Luthuli – Groutville A memorial has recently, in...
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Rawdons Hotel – Nottingham Road
Rawdons Hotel from the air before the onset of winter I recently had an inspiring flight with sculptor Owen Llewellyn Davies over the Midlands and shot this image of Rawdons Hotel, built in 1954 by...
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Marian Villa – Pietermarizburg
Marian Villa, in Alexander Road, which is now a retirement home, was built in 1914 by Dr Conrad Akerman and named Coneth-Moar. This home represents many of the iconic homes built in this period and...
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FARMHOUSES IN OLD NATAL – PRE-LAUNCH BOOK SALES – See attached flyer and...
Farmhouses in Old Natal – Authored by Jacqueline Kalley and photographs by Hugh Bland.
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Farmhouses in Old Natal – Benvie – Karkloof
Benvie has to have one of the most beautiful gardens of any farm in KZN. The old house is surrounded with hundreds soaring old trees, most of which are were planted by the Geekie family, over 130 years...
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PMB – St George’s Garrison Church
St George’s Garrison Church nave St Georges Garrison Church’ exterior. St George’s Church sanctuary Reredos commemorating regiments based at Fort Napier St George”s Garrison Church Sanctuary St...
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Boston – Calderwood Hall
Calderwood Hall Chapel Calderwood Hall wedding and conference venue Calderwood Hall Grand Staircase Calderwood Hall – Joseph and Edith Jardine Calderwood Hall completed in 1902, represents one of the...
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Himeville
What is it that we just don’t get about the need for maintenance and preserving historical old buildings? Whilst in Himeville recently I noticed that The Residency, a beautiful sandstone building was...
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Our Natural Heritage – Umgeni Valley
Most of my site focuses on heritage relating to the built environment, or historical structures. This post is a little reminder of our natural heritage, in this instance images of Howick Falls and the...
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St Mary’s Anglican Church – Middelrus
A while ago I photographed the remains of this old church and wondered about its origins. Whilst visiting the Garrison Church in PMB, I met Earle Larson, who enlightened me and sent the old image of...
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Cedara College
The 1542 ha of land for Cedara College was bought in 1902 by the Natal Government and was part of the farm Driefontein and Rietspuit, that originally had been granted to Frans Maritz in 1851 and...
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Tembe Elephant Park
One of the leopards “spotted” on a drive The current Chief of the Tembe tribe. One of the many elephant reveling in a pan The rustic but well appointed lounge Its taken a long time for me to get to...
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Durban Jewish Club
The Durban Jewish Club is the gathering place of members of the Jewish Community. The Club has always provided a venue for the wider Durban Community and used by many organisations, for meetings,...
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Aerial Images of Midmar and Howick Falls
Aerial images always give a different perspective as these two images illustrate. Thanks to micro pilot, Owen Llewellyn-Davies for the ride. Howick Falls from above Midmar Dam Wall from above
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