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Vuyisile Mini Square (Market Square)
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Vuyisile Mini Square (Market Square), situated in the heart of the Gqeberha's town centre, stands as a historical icon revealing the rich heritage of this coastal town. It houses the colonial-style City Hall, dating back to the mid-1800s, with a clock tower added in 1883. Recognized as a...
Basuto War Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Kariega > Kariega
This memorial commemorates those who died in the Basuto Campaign from 1880-1882, and Morosi Mountain in 1879.
Morosi's Mountain was the name given to a fortified mountain in the Drakensberg mountain range on the banks of the Orange River in southern Basutoland (modern Lesotho). It was the...
Pearson Conservatory
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
1882 Victorian Pearson Conservatory was built for the cultivation of exotic plants, water lilies and beautiful orchids. Named after Mr Henry Pearson, Mayor of P.E. on sixteen occasions, member of the Legislative Assembly, Treasurer-General of the Cape 1880-81 and Colonial Secretary in 1889. It...
Cora Terrace
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
A little further up Bird Street we come to Cora Terrace. This comprises a row of seven town houses facing onto a lane. They were built on land granted to Henry Watson Henderson in 1831. He was killed in 1834 in the 6th Frontier War. His widow married Joseph Smith and the houses were built from...
Dungbeetle River Lodge
Location : Eastern Cape > Colchester > Addo South Gate
Known for cleanliness, happy and helpful staff and an excellent breakfast served on a deck overlooking the beautiful Sundays River, this lodge diligently conforms to all the requirements expected from the cream of 4 star graded facilities.
Dungbeetle River Lodge is a modern lodge with a...
Rates from R1940
Victoria House - Number 31 Constitution Hill
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
This house is probably the oldest one in Port Elizabeth. It was built by the 1820 Settler, Jonathan Board, carpenter and builder on land transferred to him in 1824. Sir Rufane Donkin wanted to encourage settlement in the new town and offered plots to those who could buy them. Boards first child...
Emlotheni Memorial Park
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Ibhayi
Located in , New Brighton, Emlotheni Memorial Park was dedicated to the memory of six anti-apartheid activists. Including trade unionist Vuyisile Mini, these were the first men to be executed for an act of defiance against the apartheid forces in 1964. The site on which the memorial rests has...
St. Augustines Roman Catholic Cathedral
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > 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...
Prestor John Memorial
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Prestor John Memorial, unveiled in 1986 by the then Portuguese Ambassador to South Africa, is dedicated to the mythical king-priest, Prester John, and the Portuguese explorers who discovered South Africa. The memorial consists of a large Coptic cross and, in the central circle, are the...
Cuyler Manor Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Kariega > Uitenhage
Built as a homestead for General Jacob Glen Cuyler, Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827, this Cape Dutch style house has been restored and furnished in the style of its day. As a living museum, demonstrations of traditional activities such as soap and candle making, baking and weaving can...
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