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16 Nov Cathedral Peak – Northern Drakensberg

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[caption id="attachment_77040" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cathedral Peak Hotel Dining room - original area 1938[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77042" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cathedral Peak Hotel golf course[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77041" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cathedral Peak Hotel front lawn and Cathedral[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77044" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cathedral Peak mountains[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77043" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cathedral Peak Hotel Chapel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77045"...

29 Oct Verulam Cemetery – The Campbell Family

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[caption id="attachment_75620" align="alignnone" width="800"] Campbells - Senator Marshall Campbell, William Campbell, Ellen Campbell and William Alfred Campbell[/caption] [caption id="attachment_75619" align="alignnone" width="800"] Senator Marshall Campbell and family[/caption] [caption id="attachment_75617" align="alignnone" width="800"] Campbell family monument - Verulam[/caption] [caption id="attachment_75618" align="alignnone" width="800"] Colin Marshall Campbell, Natalie, Killie and Gladys Campbell[/caption] I have...

28 Oct Rorkes Drift Lodge

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[caption id="attachment_74292" align="alignnone" width="800"] Rorkes Drift Lodge accomodation[/caption] [caption id="attachment_74293" align="alignnone" width="800"] Rorkes Drift Lodge - Morning mist[/caption] [caption id="attachment_74294" align="alignnone" width="800"] Rorkes Drift Lodge - views towards Elandskraal and Isandlwana[/caption] [caption id="attachment_74295" align="alignnone" width="800"] Rorkes Drift Lodge - views of Isandlwana from Lodge[/caption] [caption id="attachment_74296" align="alignnone" width="800"] Rorkes...

22 Oct St Anthonys Church – Durban – Stain Glass

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[caption id="attachment_72453" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Anthony's Church statuette[/caption] [caption id="attachment_72454" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Anthony's Church exterior[/caption] [caption id="attachment_72456" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Anthony's Catholic Church Vestry window[/caption] [caption id="attachment_72455" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Anthony's Catholic Church west end stain glass window[/caption] [caption id="attachment_72458" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Anthony's Catholic Church - Station...

18 Oct Kamberg – Glengarry Holiday Farm

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[caption id="attachment_71996" align="alignnone" width="800"] Glengarry Chalets facing the mountains.[/caption] Glengarry Holiday Farm lies in the upper Kamberg and is an ideal venue for exploring this part of the Drakensburg. As well as having facilities such as golf, fishing, camping and a variety of catering and self...

18 Oct Swartberg – Strachan & Co – Trading Store

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[caption id="attachment_71876" align="alignnone" width="800"] Williamson's Fertilizer Depot - Brick and Iron[/caption] [caption id="attachment_71877" align="alignnone" width="800"] Strachan & Co Ltd 1923 Trading Store and Hotel[/caption] One of the delights of going into the smaller villages in KZN is coming across some of the old trading stores. The trading...

12 Sep Umzinkulu – Centocow Trappist Mission

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[caption id="attachment_70959" align="alignnone" width="300"] Overview of Centocow Mission on the south banks of the Umzimkulu River[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70960" align="alignnone" width="309"] Altar of the Church - Centocow[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70961" align="alignnone" width="300"] Interior of Centocow[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70962" align="alignnone" width="300"] The two Centocow churches, the front now the Gerard Bhengu Gallery[/caption] I...

09 Sep Lions River Trading Store

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[caption id="attachment_70728" align="alignleft" width="800"] Lions River Mill on the Lions River[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70729" align="alignnone" width="800"] Mill Turbine top protruding through shop floor[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70730" align="alignnone" width="800"] Trading post wares[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70731" align="alignnone" width="800"] Image of old mill on Lions River[/caption] ,A trip into the midlands should also include a...

20 Aug Trappist Missions

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[caption id="attachment_68377" align="alignnone" width="800"] Himmelberg Mission church between Umzinto and Jolivet[/caption] I have recently added to the images of the more than 20 Trappist Missions in KZN, and it never fails to amaze me how much was achieved by the monks and nuns of Marrianhill in...

15 Aug DURBAN BEREA – Lucas Gardens

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[caption id="attachment_67778" align="alignnone" width="800"] Lucas Gardens founder, Margaret Lucas[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67779" align="alignnone" width="800"] Original Home incorporated into larger development[/caption] The tragedy of War is often forgotten, however Lucas Gardens, in Ridge Road on the Berea is a poignant reminder of the intense pain inflicted on families by...