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11 Dec Ken Gillings – Dedication

Posted at 17:29h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_77632" align="alignnone" width="218"] Ken Gillings ( photo Berea Mail)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77631" align="alignnone" width="199"] One of Ken Gillings many publications[/caption] [caption id="attachment_81110" align="alignnone" width="202"] Ken Gillings and Brenda Lynsky - 1975 - Ladysmith[/caption] This post is dedicated to the memory of Ken Gillings, who died tragically at Cape...

24 Nov Fort Nottingham

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[caption id="attachment_77450" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fort Nottingham Cemetery and Commonage[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77451" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fort Nottingham - part of the Museum complex[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77452" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fort Nottingham - Museum main building[/caption] [caption id="attachment_77453" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fort Nottingham - farm land looking towards Inhlosane (Dargle).[/caption] Fort Nottingham in the KZN...

16 Nov Cathedral Peak – Northern Drakensberg

Posted at 09:58h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 10:06h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 09:52h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 10:04h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 09:09h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 15:37h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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

Posted at 14:18h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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...