Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2824DD26
Site Name
Beaconsfield Post Office, Central Road, Kimberley
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:16
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Architectural features
Bibliography archive: NMC Kimberley Survey, 1986, p 218
Associated People
History of use
| Use Period | Use | |
|---|---|---|
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.758179, 24.785393
Northern Cape
- Frances Baard
- Sol Plaatje
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 19261
Central Road
Beaconsfield
Kimberley
Central Road
Beaconsfield
Kimberley
Directions to Site
High
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment
archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
Statement of Significance
The corner-stone of this double-storeyed building of blue kimberlite was laid in 1881, but the building was only completed in 1888. The building was originally used as the magistrate's court of Beaconsfield.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The historic Beaconsfield Post Office Building, situate on a portion of Erf 1, Kimberley (now known as Leasehold Erf 2281).
Deed of Transfer 212/1959, dated 28 april 1959.
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
7557
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
867
Deeds Number
T371/1985 dated 29 March 1985
Diagram Number
2425/84
Archive Status
National Monument
7557-867.pdf (19.39 KB)
7557-867a.pdf (11.8 KB)
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