Haggards Hilldrop House
15 Hilldrop Road, Hilldrop, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

Rider Haggard’s Hilldrop House built in 1875, is situated on an estate known as Roy Point and was purchased in … Read More

Bulwer Bridge
Bulwer Bridge, Colenso, KwaZulu Natal

Built in 1878, it was about 200m long and 5m wide. The flooring was corrugated iron overlaid with pulverised ironstone. … Read More

Taunton
Taunton, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal

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

Utrecht Old Anglican Church
The Old Anglican Church, Voor Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This building was erected in 1899 but is not an historical monument. The interior of this church is still a … Read More

The Armoury
Scott Street, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

Built as a form of defence for the town during the late1870s when the threat of war with Zululand was … Read More

Van Riebeek Park Cemetery
Van Riebeek Park Cemetery, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal

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

The Old Irrigation System
The Old Irrigation System, Hoog Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

The town was established in 1855 and in 1860 the irrigation system was started and considerably extended up to 1865. … Read More

Newcastle Cemetery
Hardwick Street, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

At the entrance to the cemetery is a Lych Gate with memorial plaques for those that lost their lives in … Read More

Intombi ABW Cemetery
Intombi ABW Cemetery, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal

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

Gandhi
Gandhi, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal

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