Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2929DA69
Site Name
Himeville Fort, Arbuckle (Cnr George) Street, Himeville
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:35
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
Built in 1898 as a gaol, this structure is typical of police and prison fortifications of the time d
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Associated People
History of use
| Use Period | Use | |
|---|---|---|
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.749612, 29.512491
KwaZulu-Natal
- Sisonke
- Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 36
Arbuckle Street
Himeville
Arbuckle Street
Himeville
Directions to Site
In centre of village, opposite shopping area on main street
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
This building complex was erected as a refuge during the Siege of Ladysmith in 1899. The prison building with its loopholes is presumably the last of its kind built by the Natal Colonial Government.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The property with the historic building complex thereon, being certain piece of inalienated State la
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
6648
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
1961
Declared by (Organisation/Heritage Authority)
Deeds Number
T6898/1979
Diagram Number
SG 3556/1978
Archive Status
National monument
Media
Media
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