Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930CB233
Site Name
Natal Botanical Gardens and Plane Tree Avenue, Pietermaritzburg
Site Category
Natural
Monuments & Memorials
Record Administration
Author
Dilshaat.Davids
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:34
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, March 8, 2021 - 09:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/436/0063
Recording date
Recorders
Samkelisiwe Mkize
Primary?
Off
Classifications
Monument Type
Commemorative Monument
Description

It is originally a ship's bell of the British Admiralty yacht,the HMS Enchantrede built in 1935.

Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Metal
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Inscriptions
/This avenue was planted by Mr W.E. Marriott(Curator).on the 8th November 1908 at the suggestion of Sir Matthew Nathan last Governor of Natal/
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/436/0063
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Botanical Garden, Avenue
Associated People
History of use
Use Period Use
Current
Park
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.607575, 30.346566
KwaZulu-Natal
  • Umgungundlovu
  • The Msunduzi
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 212 & 3105
Erf/Farm Portion: RE & 0026/0098/RE
Mayor's Walk
Prestbury
Pietermaritzburg
Directions to Site
From the CBD take Pietermaritz St (oneway) turning right into Pine St and first left into Mayors Wal
Part of the Botanical Gardens and is part of a number of exotic trees and flowers
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 249929
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

Historical and panoramic; the Plane tree avenue is a world renowned site and stretches mainly throug

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 220801
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Declaration Description

The Natal Botanical Gardens, consisting of certain two pieces of land, being- (a) Remainder of Lot 2

Gazette Date
Gazette Number
8643
Notice Date
Notice Number
710
Deeds Number
T18945/1970 Dated 23 November 1970. (paragraphs 1 and 2) & T53/1973
Diagram Number
T224/874 & G53/973
Archive Status
National monument
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