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Owthorne House, Farm Bosch Hoek 973, Lions River District

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Author: 

Anonymous

Post date: 

22/06/2012
Post date: 07/08/2012
Site Comments:

Archive Import
History: Built in 1882 by William Charles Shaw, British settler who farmed in the Dargle and also managed a number of sawmills in the area.
Visual Description: Plastered brickwork, corrugated iron roof (originally thatch) with two small dormers on either side of entrance 'tower' topped by small attic, front verandah, casement and sash windows.Interior: Yellowwood floors, staircase, doors and attic panels, Alter Desc: original thatch roof replaced by corrigated iron, enclosure of back verandah and toilet.
SieFeat: farmstead outbuildings including stable, surrounding wall.
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Site Features: farmstead outbuildings including stable, surrounding wall
Condition: Good
Construction Date: 1882
Materials: brick & stone : corrugated iron
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Admin Comments:
Inscription: W.C.S. above entrance porch
Directions:
clearing view, conifer trees, The so-called Owthorne House, together with ten metres of surrounding land, situate on a portion of Subdivision A of the farm Bosch Hoek 973, in the County of Pietermaritzburg, Province of Natal.
 
 

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