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29 Mar Morewood Memorial – Compensation

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[caption id="attachment_122882" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The closed site in March 2022 - closed 2015[/caption] It's sad to see the Morewood Memorial at Compensation is closed. The memorial was to commemorate Sir Edmund Morewood who grew the first commercial cane in 1851 and in turn produced sugar. The...

29 Mar Mary Stainbank’s work at Magudu (Magut)

Posted at 14:18h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_122867" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Magudu Magistrates Court[/caption] [caption id="attachment_122868" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Farming scene on Magistrates Court - Sculpting by Mary Stainbank[/caption] [caption id="attachment_122869" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sculpture by Mary Stainbank on front façade of Magudu Magistrate Court[/caption] [caption id="attachment_122870" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mary Stainbanks working sketches for the court...

19 Feb Botha House and my book – ‘New Beginnings’

Posted at 17:58h in KZN Photo Record Blog

My latest of my three books published in 2021, features on its front page, Botha House, built and completed in 1920 for Louis and his wife Annie Frances Bland (nee Emmett). Annie was by great great grandfathers , grandchild who had married, Irishman George Cheere Emmett. In...

28 Dec Spionkop Lodge – Tugela

Posted at 13:15h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Spionkop Lodge on Woodlands Farm was the home of George Spearman and was to bear witness to one of the biggest defeats of the British Army in the early stages of the Anglo Boer War. (23/1/1900-24/01/1900). Present at the battle were, Winston Churchill, Louis Botha, General...

23 Dec Our Lady of Lourdes – Westville

Posted at 17:24h in KZN Photo Record Blog

The lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Westville is a real beauty, thanks to the abundance of stained glass in the church giving it a serene ambience. Under, Gallery - Churches you will find a full album of images. [caption id="attachment_121002" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Front of the...

21 Dec KZN July Riots

Posted at 09:28h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_120777" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Umhlanga UPL Warehouse, burnt in riots[/caption] [caption id="attachment_120778" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Umhlanga UPL Warehouse burnt in riots.[/caption] The skyline of Cornubia/Umhlanga was changed after the insurrection in July 2021. This episode will remain a blight on the ANC ruling party forever. While local law...

17 Dec Clifton School – Stubbs House

Posted at 15:29h in KZN Photo Record Blog

This post coincides with the departure of Karl Bressler, Deputy Head of the College to take up a teaching post in the Far East after a long spell at Clifton. Go well, Karl. Stubbs House at Clifton , was the residence of Harry Stubbs who founded...

22 Nov MY NEW BOOK – NEW BEGINNINGS

Posted at 16:41h in KZN Photo Record Blog

My new that book that features forty old, repurposed homes of KwaZulu-Natal is now available. The message is that once a cherished home has run its course, there is no need to discard it, as it may have a useful ‘after-life’. This is especially important for...

10 Nov Rietvlei Methodist Church and Craigieburn Dam

Posted at 14:03h in KZN Photo Record Blog

The Craigieburn Dam was once the centre of a thriving dairy industry and a well maintained fishing resort. Land claims put paid to that and it is now goats that thrive on roaming through the derelict resort and the derelict farm buildings. The sandstone Methodist Chapel...

13 Oct Sao Joao Shipwreck 1552 – Port Edward

Posted at 15:36h in KZN Photo Record Blog

in 1552 the Portuguese Sao Joao ran aground near Port Edward with 600 soles aboard. Over 100 perished and the remainder of the passengers set out for Delagoa Bay in Mozambique. Only 17 survived this gruelling march. The ship was carrying porcelain, tapestries, gold and spices...