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Post date: 07/08/2012
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The Frances Farewell gardens are the area containing the war memorial between the City Hall and Gardens.
The Frances Farewell gardens are the area containing the war memorial between the City Hall and Gardens.
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History: The Town Hall, Durban, was designed by Philip Dudgeon in the neo-classical style. The foundation stone was laid in February 1883.
The Francis Farewell Gardens in front of the Town Hall were laid out on the site of the first White settlement west of Port Natal.
The Durban City Hall, together with the Francis Farewell Gardens, forms an important cultural and historical unit which is most worthy of preservation.
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Site Features: World War Memorial
Condition: Good
Construction Date: 1883c
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Catalogue: Kearney, 1984, No: 03.45, Significance Category: The City Hall has great historical and architectural importance, is a work of a recognized master and a rare and an outstanding example of its type. It forms part of a group of buildings of considerable architectural merit and... incom..