Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3423AA26
Site Name
Grave of George Rex, Knysna
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 12:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 12:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
In 1804 Rex recieved permission to settle in what would become Knysna at a farm named melkhout kraal where he had already established an agricultural project Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1892 when gravesite was only marked 53 years after his death Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: George Rex . George Rex Jr and Jessie RexRecorder Name: Masego moleme . Luyanda Bokwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the founder of Knysna
Original Position
Yes where he was buried
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
During 1892
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Soil
Unveiled Comment
Family members
Inscriptions
1839
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.042497, 23.07858
Western Cape
- Eden
- Knysna
Directions to Site
Close to Carletonville Industrial Area... very secluded.
Access details
Public
Media
Media
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