Ladysmith

“Built during the late 1800s, it shows the stone construction method used by the first settlers in Ladysmith. Before 1882, … Read More

Erected in memory of the men of the Battalion who died during the Siege of Ladysmith.

Founded in 1854. The second oldest congregation in Kwazulu-Natal.

“A long ridge where the rifle fire hardly ever ceased. Held by 3 Companies of the Kings Royal Rifles and … Read More

Major Charles Edmund Taunton, Natal Carabiniers, was killed in action on Nov. 3rd, 1899, in a reconnaissance from Ladysmith along … Read More

“Here he was struck in the side by a bullet which, fired from the far side of the Plateau, had … Read More

“A fenced Cemetery with three graves each with steel crosses. Two soldiers Pte’s Dowsett and Andrews of the 5th Lancers … Read More

“Intombi Cemetery was the last resting place of around 700 British Soldiers. Sewn in blankets these men were buried at … Read More

Statue of Gandhi at the Sanathan Dharm Sabha Temple While Ladysmith was under siege, Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948) was … Read More

“The Royal”, built circa 1878 before the Anglo-Zulu War, and a request for a liquor licence was made in 1886 … Read More