War Memorial
Standing in front of the Uitenhage town hall is this war memorial erected in rememberence of the men from the town who died during the two World Wars.
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21/08/2010
Jack’s Trolley
Visitors to the Old Railway Museum in Uitenhage will find an old yellow railway trolley hooked to the rolling stock at the museum. The trolley belonged to James "Jumper" Wide who was a signalman at the Uitenhage Station when the line to Port Elizabeth was established in the late 1800's. Jumper lost both his legs when he slipped and fell under a train. One day he saw a baboon lead a team of oxen into town and Jumper bought the…
06/08/2010
Old Railway Museum
At the bottom of Market Street in Uitenhage railway enthusiasts will find the Old Railway Museum. The museum is housed in what is reputed to be one of the oldest railway stations in the country. The museum is quite quaint and has two vintage locomotives, a variety of coaches and lots of period furniture and equipment. Now if only the guy in his run down blue bakkie would leave while I wanted to take the photo, but he just sat…
21/07/2010
Beetles
One of the exhibits at the VW AutoPavilion in Uitenhage featuring two Beetles. The scene depicts the two vehicles in an old workshop. I love the legs wearing gumboots sticking out from under the closest one.
28/05/2010
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Memorial
The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Memorial is situated on Cannon Hill overlooking Uitenhage
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27/03/2010
Drostdy Museum
The Drostdy in Uitenhage was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as the Landdrost of Uitenhage from 1806 to 1827. Today it houses the Uitenhage Africana Museum and provides the ideal setting in which to portray the history of Uitenhage and the surrounding areas..GPS: 33°46'9.66"S, 25°24'15.21"E
06/03/2010
St Katherine’s
St Katherine's Anglican Church in Uitenhage GPS: 33°46'15.48"S, 25°23'55.45"E
27/02/2010
Magennis Park
Magennis Park in Uitenhage is an open space just off Graaff Reinet Road in the middle of town. It can be compared with a park like Victoria Park here in Port Elizabeth. Usually its a nice green and shady park where one can go and relax on a warm day during lunch time, but currently its a bit on the dry side due to the drought the area is experiencing.
15/02/2010
King George V Memorial
The King George V Memorial can be found on Canon Hill overlooking the town of Uitenhage. It was erected to commemorating the coronation of King George V in 1910.
27/12/2009
Anglo Boer War memorial
The Anglo Boer War Memorial in Uitenhage can be found in front of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1904. The names of Uitenhage citizens who died in the Anglo-Boer War fought between 1899 and 1902 are inscribed on the base of the monument. It is said that the features of the life-size soldier that makes up the memorial was that of an actual soldier in King William’s Town.
19/12/2009