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12 Aug Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli

Posted at 12:38h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_89822" align="alignnone" width="300"] Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial - Groutville - July 2017[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89823" align="alignnone" width="300"] Groutville Congregational Church - Luthuli burial place[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89824" align="alignnone" width="300"] Graves of Nokukhanya and Chief Albert Luthuli - Groutville[/caption] A memorial has recently, in July 2017, been erected in Groutville,...

28 Jul Centocow Trappist Mission

Posted at 17:05h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_89692" align="alignnone" width="300"] Main church at Centocow[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89693" align="alignnone" width="300"] Centocow Main Church[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89694" align="alignnone" width="300"] Distant view of Cetocow[/caption] I recently was in Creighton at the aloe festival, but couldn't resist another visit to this mission overlooking the Umzimkulu River, built by Francis Pfanner...

25 Jul Durban – Sydenham St John & St Raphael Cemetery

Posted at 14:49h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_89608" align="alignnone" width="215"] Tombstone of Isabella Monck-Mason[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89606" align="alignnone" width="212"] Tombstone of Charles Augustus Oldham 1918[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89607" align="alignnone" width="224"] William Randles resting place[/caption] There is always a fascination with old graveyards, and this cemetery is no exception, with some of the remains of prominent persons,...

17 Jul Korongo Valley Guest Farm – Ixopo

Posted at 15:11h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_89204" align="alignnone" width="300"] Korongo Valley Log Cabins[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89205" align="alignnone" width="300"] Korongo Valley Guest farm pool and main functions area[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89206" align="alignnone" width="300"] Korongo's Crane Cottage (self catering and original home)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89207" align="alignnone" width="300"] Korongo Valley Farm outlook[/caption] Korongo Valley Guest Farm may have no pretentions...

11 Jul Lords of The Manor (formerly Oatesdale) – Hidcote – Mooi River

Posted at 13:27h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_89193" align="alignnone" width="200"] 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[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89194" align="alignnone" width="300"] Lords of the Manor Chapel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_89195" align="alignnone" width="300"] Lords of the Manor...

10 Jun Nottingham Road – Springrove Dam

Posted at 09:51h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_88864" align="alignnone" width="300"] Springrove Dam wall - May 2017[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88863" align="alignnone" width="300"] Springrove Dam with Drakensberg mountains in background.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88861" align="alignnone" width="300"] Springrove Dam upper reaches.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88862" align="alignnone" width="300"] Drakensberg mountains behind Springrove Dam - May 2017[/caption] If it weren't for the Springrove Dam, completed...

07 Jun PMB – Old Edendale Road

Posted at 12:26h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_88522" align="alignnone" width="300"] Hotel Dusalle on the old Edendale road into PMB[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88523" align="alignnone" width="302"] Residence next to old Hotel Dusalle on old Edendale road.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88524" align="alignnone" width="300"] Service station on the old Edendale road near the Hotel Dusalle.[/caption] The old Edendale road is now...

06 Jun Umhlanga – Dubai here we come

Posted at 14:01h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_88448" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Oceans in the foreground and Pearls Mall in the background - about to top out.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88449" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Pearls topping out - June 2017[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88450" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Pearls Mall - competing for airspace[/caption] The Village has gone and Dubai...

06 Jun Fern Hill Hotel – Midmar

Posted at 12:33h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_88338" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - Snooty Fox restaurant[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88337" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - former railway Signal box dining area[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88336" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - Host to President Nelson Mandela in 1996[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88335" align="alignnone" width="300"] Entrance to the Fern...

05 Jun Estcourt – Klipfontein Farm aloes

Posted at 14:15h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_88167" align="alignleft" width="178"] Klipfontein farm aloes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88168" align="alignnone" width="325"] Klipfontein Farm Cottage[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88166" align="alignleft" width="324"] Klipfontein Farm aloes[/caption] From mid May until mid July the aloes in KZN are a spectacle that can't be missed. Along the freeways, and in some of the rural areas,...