Late afternoon at Fort Frederick looking east towards the Port Elizabeth harbour and Algoa Bay beyond. The fort, which is the oldest building in Port Elizabeth, was built in 1799 to protect the Bay from invasion and was the first permanent stone structure to be built by the British in Africa south of the equator.
Defending the Bay
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great pic
Interesting history. They were a tough breed in those days.