Overview
    Identifiers
    Alternate Site Codes
    9/2/080/0012, Alternate
    Inventory Number
    3319DD10
    Site Name
    Powder Magazine, Robertson
    Site Category
    Historical/alternative Site Name
    Nickname, Kruit Huis
    Nickname, Kruithuis
    References
    Reference Types
    Other Publication
    Citation
    http://www.sahra.org.za/heritage-reports/9-2-081-0021-20061001-acrm
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Archaeology Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Recorders
    Recording Media
    Digital Photos
    GPS
    Site Recording Admin Comments
    The National Monument Plaque has been removed from the site.
    GPS coordinates are not precise.
    Primary?
    Yes
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.798949, 19.874002
      Western Cape
      • Cape Winelands
      • Langeberg
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Street Address
      Land Parcel Reference
      Robertson
      Directions to Site
      the subject property is situated alongside a gravel track just outside the south-eastern boundary of the proposed site, about 1.5 km north west of Robertson.
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      The Power Magazine in Robertson was erected by Barry and Nephews in 1880 and was used for the storage of explosives until 1965.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      4515
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      2215
      Deeds Number
      Deed of Transfer 10402/1907, dated 31 December 1907.
      Archive Status
      National monument
      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
      Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings