9/2/050/0026 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3227CD23

Site Name

Grey Hospital, King William's Town

Site Category

Structures » Building

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:17

Last modified

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 11:31

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/050/0026

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

Hospital

Associated People

History of use

Location

Mapping

-32.87856, 27.396207

KML File

Erf4690.kml (4.79 KB)

Eastern Cape

Buffalo City

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm No: change from 1310 to 4690; Remainder King William's Town

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248878

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 Grey Hospital was erected between 1856 and 1859 at the instance of Sir George Grey and intended mainly for the Bantu population of the former British Kaffraria. The hospital was designed by Edward Pilkington and opened on 11 June 1859. Architecturally this building is particularly imposing with its central bell tower, porch and the two double-storeyed wings.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 218817

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The Grey Hospital, with an area of three metres arounds the building and including the two wings and the front stairs, situated on the property described as certain piece of land being the remaining extent of the Grey Hospital site, being portion of the old hospital grounds, situate in the Borough of King William's Town, in the Division of King William's Town (noe remaining extent of Erf 1310, King William's Town), measuring, as per remaining extent, 5 morgen 78 123 square feet.

Gazette Date

15/10/1971