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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

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...

20 Aug Trappist Missions

Posted at 07:33h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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...

21 Jul Rorkes Drift – St Augustines Mission

Posted at 11:54h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_67567" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Augustine Mission Church[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67568" align="alignnone" width="810"] St Augustine Church interior[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67569" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Augustines - one of many substantial outbuildings[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67570" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Augustine's Mission stain glass[/caption] [caption id="attachment_67571" align="alignnone" width="800"] St Augustines entrance gate[/caption] A visit to Rorkes Drift...

14 Jul Nagle Dam

Posted at 13:49h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_66914" align="alignnone" width="800"] Nagle Dam Wall - 44m high and 393m long[/caption] [caption id="attachment_66915" align="alignnone" width="800"] Nagle Dam diversionary spillway[/caption] [caption id="attachment_66916" align="alignnone" width="800"] Nagle Dam diversion weir[/caption] [caption id="attachment_66917" align="alignnone" width="800"] Nagle Dam wall[/caption] Nagle Dam which opened in 1950 to supply Durban is well worth a...

08 Jul The Cedars – PMB

Posted at 08:45h in KZN Photo Record Blog

A big thank you to Jane Pennefather for allowing me to photograph one of the older farms in KZN that belonged to the English family . The farm house has been incorporated into PMB suburbia but has been lovingly restored to its former glory. Much...

12 Jun South Coast Bridges – Toti to Umkomaas

Posted at 14:28h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_65661" align="alignnone" width="800"] Illovo River rail bridge[/caption] [caption id="attachment_65662" align="alignnone" width="800"] Ngane River rail bridge[/caption] [caption id="attachment_65663" align="alignnone" width="800"] Umgababa River rail bridge[/caption] [caption id="attachment_65664" align="alignnone" width="800"] Umkomaas River road and rail bridge at mouth[/caption] [caption id="attachment_65665" align="alignnone" width="800"] Umkomaas River road bridge (N2)[/caption] I have just uploaded road...

20 May Besters Village, old graves and the old Free State Line

Posted at 12:04h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_63700" align="alignnone" width="664"] First Boer killed in Natal 16 October 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_63701" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Hans De Lange Monument[/caption] [caption id="attachment_63703" align="alignnone" width="787"] Smiths Crossing - Free State Commando HQ - 1899[/caption] [caption id="attachment_63705" align="alignnone" width="789"] Rail line - Free State to Natal - views from...