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Post date: 07/08/2012
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Certain historic portions of the prison and government office, namely the two main towers,the main entrance, the tower on the north-eastern side,as well as the surrounding ring-wall, situate on a certain piece of land, icom
Certain historic portions of the prison and government office, namely the two main towers,the main entrance, the tower on the north-eastern side,as well as the surrounding ring-wall, situate on a certain piece of land, icom
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Certain historic portions of the Prison and Government Office, namely the two main towers, the main entrance, the tower on the north-eastern side, as well as the surrounding ring-wall, situate on a certain piece of land, incom.
Certain historic portions of the Prison and Government Office, namely the two main towers, the main entrance, the tower on the north-eastern side, as well as the surrounding ring-wall, situate on a certain piece of land, incom.
Archive Import: Historical significance with links to both the Anglo-Boer War and the Bhambhata Rebellion.
History: This historic complex was erected in 1900 as a second-clss prison. During 1901 it served as a transit camp for Boer prisoners of warto Ceylon and in 1906, during the Bhambhata Rebellion, it was converted into a refuge for the inhabitants of Eshowe.
Visual Description: Surrounding ring-wall. much brick decay and general neglect.
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Site Features: Surrounding ring-wall.
Condition: Much brick decay and general neglect
Construction Date: 1900
Materials: brick : corrugated iron
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