Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3326BC2
    Site Name
    Old cemeteries, Anderson Street, Grahamstown
    Record Administration
    Author
    Boitumelo.Mokgosi
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Monuments & Memorials Recordings
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    Off
    Classifications
    Monument Type
    Description

    This Monument is dedicated to the memory of the British settlers of 1820 and the many other pioneers who are buried here.

    Contains Animal figures?
    No
    Contains Human figures?
    No
    Construction Materials
    Stone
    Pedestal Material
    Sand stone
    Person/Institution Commemorated
    Event Commemorated
    The British settlers of 1820
    Date Unveiled
    Unveiled Comment
    H M Ambassador.Sir Robin Renwick,K C M G
    Inscriptions
    In the unavoidable absence of the ambassador this memorial was unveiled by Mr PJ Sullivan the british consul Cape Town.this memorial was unveiled by HM Ambassador Sir Robin Renwick ,K.C.M.C on the 7 th .April 1989.it was erected by the Grahamstown Historiacal Siciety With The Aid of a Grant from the National Monuments Council
    Built Environment Recordings
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    Primary?
    Yes
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    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
    Use Period Use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.305812, 26.533257
      Eastern Cape
      • Sarah Baartman
      • Makana
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Street Address
      Land Parcel Reference
      Anderson Street
      Grahamstown
      Access details
      Public Accessible
      Grading
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The historical cemeteries with the old graves and markers thereon, situated on the following erven:
      1. Erf 1716, Grahamstown, situated in the City of Grahamstown, Albany Division, in extent 1 627 (one thousand six hundred and twenty-seven) square metres.
      Deed of Transfer 9307/1958, dated 3 July 1958 (endorsement, p. 1).
      2. Erf 1718, Grahamstown, situated in the City of Grahamstown, Albany Division, in extent 2 510 (two thousand five hundred and ten) square metres.
      3. Erf 1719, Grahamstown, situated in the City of Grahamstown, Albany Division, in extent 1,2364 (one comma two three six four) hectares.
      4. Erf 1722, Grahamstown, situated in the City of Grahamstown, Albany Division, in extent 1 465 (one thousand four hundred and sixty-five) square metres.
      Deed of Transfer T504/1973, dated 12 January 1973 (par. 1, 2 and 5).

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      17314
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1133
      Deeds Number
      Deed of Transfer 3940/1927, dated 28 April 1927; Crown Grant AYF 6-3/1840 dated 15 June 1840; Deed of Transfer 9307/1958, dated 3 July 1958;Deed of Transfer 504/1973, dated 12 January 1973
      Diagram Number
      AY FH 16/6; AY FH 6/3; AYF12-38/1874; AYF9-51/1849; T577/4/1874 and G273/1957
      Archive Status
      Provisional monument
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