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04 Apr Addington Hospital Nurses’ Home

Posted at 15:40h in KZN Photo Record Blog

This present Government is intending to introduce a National Health Scheme (NHS), which is a noble ambition. However it cant even do the basics in maintaining its present infrastructure and look after the facilities for staff. The images below, are in the Addington Nurses' Home,...

04 Apr Estcourt – St Mathews Anglican Church

Posted at 13:49h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Architecturally and with the many stained-glass windows, this natural sandstone 1882 Church is one of my favorites in KZN. The ambiance from the natural light seeping through the windows gives the interior a special peaceful aura. I was grateful for Fr, Madoda Khumalo for giving...

01 Apr Major General Woodgate’s grave – St John’s Mooi River

Posted at 13:14h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Interested Military Historians may need to start considering how to protect important Military graves and this one is no exception. The St John's Church has been abandoned and is now a Pre-School. The graveyard is unkempt and is being encroached on all side by Bruntville...

31 Mar Durban’s Royal Hotel

Posted at 14:56h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Opening in 1845, the Royal Hotel, this iconic hotel has stood the test of time. (For 175 years.) It is however the hotel's Grill Room, that stays imprinted in the mind. The room with all its Colonial trappings, retains it's charm. As always I am drawn...

29 Mar Loskop (Estcourt area) – Moorleigh Churches

Posted at 12:20h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Whilst the 'mother' Lutheran Church (Kerk) at Moorleigh is still in good condition, the nearby Gnadenkirche is in ruins. It makes for great photography but is a reminder of bygone days when the thriving local community, although much smaller, seemingly able to maintain its properties....

27 Mar Umhlanga Ridgeside’s Glass Horizon

Posted at 16:01h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Sunglasses will become essential on Umhlanga Ridge with all the glass cladding the new structures dominating the skyline. Perhaps some entrepreneurial sole could direct the reflecting rays onto solar panels? [caption id="attachment_115302" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Glass Arch[/caption] [caption id="attachment_115303" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A burst of light from the...

21 Mar Durban Post Office – Criminal neglect

Posted at 14:48h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_115003" align="aligncenter" width="216"] Durban Central Post Office being strangled.[/caption] If the neglected state of the Durban Central Post Office is a metaphor for South Africa, take a trip into the Durban CBD and see for yourself the state of this national Monument that is being...

18 Mar Gen. Louis Botha’s bridge hand – 1918

Posted at 14:51h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[caption id="attachment_114971" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Bridge hand played aboard ship 1917.[/caption] The above hand was played aboard SS Ivomaru on December 1918, bound from Cape Town to London. A call of 7 hearts was made, the players being Gen. Louis Botha, Lt Col. J Mulroney, Mr WE Barker...

18 Mar Durban Law Courts history

Posted at 14:11h in KZN Photo Record Blog

The present law Courts on Victoria Embankment has a rich history. The first Durban hospital was at Bayside and the Natal Government Hospital was on this site from 1861 to 1879, when a new Addington Hospital was built in 1879. It was immediately commandeered by...

18 Mar Reichenau Trappist Mission – the lost activities

Posted at 12:01h in KZN Photo Record Blog

A recent walk around this Mission truly brought home the industriousness of the Trappist Monks and their successors. Aside from the centerpiece, St Andrews Church are the large derelict remains of the extensive workshops and agricultural buildings. There is evidence of a large dairy, piggery...