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Blockhouse
Wellington district, Western Cape

ROYAL ENGINEERS: Architect

Date:c1900
Type:Blockhouse
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°37'46.01" S 18°59'31.86" E

On the farm Versailles, on Krom River.

2019: The blockhouse has been seriously vandalised and parts of the roof structure has been burnt.


Books that reference Blockhouse

Green, Simon C . 2022. Anglo-Boer War blockhouses : a field guide. Johannesburg: Porcupine Press. pg 312-313
Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 162