KZN Photo Record Blog

30 Jan Durban – Newmarket Stables

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The Newmarket stables and Stables Market area is due to dissapear from the Durban scene before too long to make way for a new Soccer Acadamy. The move by the Municipality has been controversial with claims of lack of consultation and strong arm tactics made by existing...

26 Dec Cathkin Valley – Drakensberg – Sandra’s se Winkel

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Sandra's se Winkel Museum, in Cathkin Valley in the Central Drakensberg is the place to go for a nostalgia rush. Sandra Lemmer has recreated an old trading store with old stock, signage and much more, a lot of it sourced from an old trading store in...

18 Dec KZN – North Coast Bridges

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I have just completed the uploading of several albums of the North Coast road & rail bridges from Sea Cow Lake to Umhlatuze which can be found in the North Coast Gallery. Many of the bridges are engineering works of art...

16 Dec Kamburg – Giants Castle – Drakensburg

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The Kamburg valley which leads up to Highmoor and Giants Castle has to be one of the most picturesque valleys in SA. The backdrop of the mountains provides an ever changing landscape. You can experience all the seasons in a day which...

29 Nov Winterton Museum – John Weston : Pioneer, farmer,soldier, and aviator

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Les Brook, a recent visitor to my site had noticed a couple of my images from the Winterton Museum of a motor caravan belonging to John Ludwick Weston. John Weston who farmed in the Winterton area has a fascinating history which included being a soldier,...

21 Nov VERULAM – A.H.Dykes Corn Merchant & Miller

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At the lower end of Wicks Street is the remains of the old Corn Mill a business started by Mr P Dykes in 1869. The mill crushed mealies and also was a granary. Dykes cut a 100 metre tunnel through solid rock, off the Umhloti...

03 Nov Verulam – Nwdedwe – Farm Ruins

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On my way to Ndwedwe from Verulam I noticed a number of seemingly old homes on the sugar estates that were in a state of ruin. Some of the homes were of a grand style, but were now in ruins. The one...

03 Nov Greytown Museum & drought

Posted at 12:45h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Last weeks revisit to Greytown was disturbing from the point of view of the effects of the current drought. I have never witnessed the town looking so dry at this time of the year. As of my visit, the Municipality had reduced water availability...

27 Oct Midlands Meander – Glen Afton

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It's amazing how when you think you have covered most of the Meander sites or attractions that you still manage to come up with some undiscovered gems. Glen Afton is a case in point. This small farm near Mount West was established in the 1850's,...

17 Oct Umgeni Steam Railway

Posted at 05:28h in KZN Photo Record Blog

Umgeni Steam Railway is a blast from the past and deserves support especially since so many of these narrow gauge railways have been given the chop. USR which runs from Kloof to Inchanga and back, takes about four hours including the stop over at the Inchanga...