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05 Apr

Posted at 13:51h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Named the Church of Madonna delle Gracie (Our Lady of Mercy), the tiny church in Epworth, Pietermaritzburg, built by Italian prisoners of war can accommodate about 50 worshipers. I have been trying for a long time to get access to the Church and I got lucky...

05 Apr

Posted at 13:27h in KZN Photo Record Blog

I have just posted up the Blarney Cottage album under - Galleries - Natal farms - Byrne - Blarney Cottage. The cottages are the original of those built by 1850 Byrne Settlers Sophie and Frederick McLeod in 1879. This posting however is an indictment of the...

30 Mar

Posted at 13:56h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Montrose Farm was expropriated from the Lund family by the Nationalist Government in the 1970's with devastating consequences. The ANC led Government has just adopted a policy of Expropriation without Compensation, which will have much more devastating consequences if followed through. "The more things change...

29 Mar

Posted at 08:54h in KZN Photo Record Blog

I recently was attending the Alan Paton Book Festival, at Eden Lassie wedding and Conference Centre, in the Tala Valley, where our book "Farmhouses of Old Natal" was being presented. Not having been there, it was good to visit another great functions venue, and meet the...

29 Mar

Posted at 08:20h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Many of the traders of old are only now giving way to the new breed of traders. The home Villa San Souci, built in 1884 by John Harwin, was a relative of the founder of Greenacres & Harvey in Durban. John started his trading empire...

26 Mar

Posted at 15:35h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Dargle farmhouse, originally a Boer farm named Buffelshoek was acquired by Thomas Fannin in the 1840, and is one of the older houses in the Dargle valley in the KZN midlands. The original house was replaced by the Dargle cottage which features in the album under...

24 Mar

Posted at 14:57h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Kilgobbin Farm,with its gables looks like a church and in fact Kil means church and Gobbin, is the name of an Irish Saint. Kilgobbin was built in 1875 by Merydyth Fannin, son of Thomas Fannin who came out in the 1840's. Merydyth had made much...

07 Mar

Posted at 13:15h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Cramond House, originally part of a 3063 acre farm, near Albert Falls, has been in the Mackenzie family since 1856. The present home was built in 1900 and retains much the same footprint. The farm is presently owned by Drummond and Bridget Mackenzie, and the house...

25 Feb

Posted at 13:14h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Umzimkulu River Lodge , on the banks of the Umzimkulu River, is a mere 22 kilometers from Umzimkulu or about 2 hours drive from Durban. Whether its peace, quiet, and relaxation or maybe canoeing, this is the place to go.  The lodge is on the...

25 Feb

Posted at 12:06h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Adamshurst is named after the first owners William and Ellen Adams who received the farm by way of a grant, and the home built in 1881.  The home with its two gables, has a wide 36 m passage along its width and crossed by a...

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