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Port Elizabeth Opera House
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Port Elizabeth Opera House and Barn Theatre are located halfway down Whites Road, Central, was opened in 1892 and was proclaimed a national monument in 1980.
Jewish Pioneer Memorial Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Jewish Pioneers’ Memorial Museum which is located in Raleigh Street, Central is open to the public between
10am and noon every Sunday, expect when it is a Jewish holy day. The museum is housed in the original Raleigh
Street synagogue, which was used by the city’s Eastern European...
Campanile Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the railway station and docks in Strand Street, the spot where it is said the settlers landed in Port Elizabeth. The architects were Jones & McWilliams with construction starting in 1920...
GFI Art Gallery
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
Passionate supporters of the Eastern Cape, the Gutsche Family maintain the Gallery in order to promote pride in the city and enjoyment in the arts.
St. Augustines Roman Catholic Cathedral
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
Across the road from the Opera House stands St. Augustine’s Cathedral. The church was built under the direction of Father Thomas Murphy the foundation stone being laid in December 1861. The building was not finished until 1866 when it was consecrated by Bishop Patrick Moran. Father Murphy...
Fort Frederick
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
Fort Frederick, Port Elizabeth, which is located along Belmont Terrace, Central, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River.
Prince Alfred's Guard Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum grew out of a fusion of a military museum formerly housed in the Donkin Reserve complex and the regimental museum of the Prince Alfred’s Guard Regiment.
St. Georges Prep School Historical Name: Knockfierna
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
As a divergence from the main route of the trail, for anyone interested in the palatial mansions erected by local merchant princes, and which once lined Park Drive, a short walk of a few hundred metres southward along Park Drive will bring one to ‘Knockfierna’ (now the St. George’s...
Donkin Heritage Trail
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Donkin Heritage Trail links 51 places of historical interest in the old Hill area of central Port Elizabeth.
Port Elizabeth Railway Station
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
North of the Campanile is The Railway Station building that has existed on the present location since 1875 when the first line was constructed to Uitenhage about 40 Kilometres away. The original building was designed by James Bisset, Resident Engineer, Harbour and Public Works. Extensive...
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