9/2/066/0017 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

2917DB4

Site Name

Cornish pump engine complex, Okiep, Namaqualand District

Site Category

Structures

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:18

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Archaeology

Archaeology Recordings

Submitted by bonga.mapundu on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 12:38.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/066/0017

Recording date

05/03/2014

Primary?

Yes

Location

Mapping

-29.598103, 17.881798

Northern Cape

Namakwa
Nama Khoi

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Street Address

Land Parcel Reference

Okiep

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248934

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

This unique pump engine, typical of that invented by Thomas Newcome of Cornwall in 1712, was used to pump water from the O'Okiep mine during the period 1882 to 1929. The pump engine was restored in 1965-1968.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 218930

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The historic Cornish pump engine complex , consisting of an engine, cornish pump, mine shaft and furnace, situated on certain piece of abolished quitrent land, situate in the Division of Namaqualand, being the remaining extent of the farm called Brakfontein alias Groot Brak, and measuring as per remaining extent: Three thousand two hundred and twelve (3 212) morgen, four hundred and ninety-seven (497) square roods, one hundred and thirty-two (132) square feet.
Deed of Transfer 9350/1937, dated 3 September 1937 (Paragraph 85).

Gazette Date

04/08/1978

Gazette Number

6124

Gazette Notice Status

Current

Notice Date

03/08/1978

Notice Number

1575

Archive Status

National monument