Fort Beaufort

Thursday 2nd Feb, 2006. Two more days of leave before first year registration starts at Rhodes, so time to do another of those things one usually never gets time for, until it's too late and you're dead.

Road between Grahamstown and Fort Beaufort through Ecca Pass and Fish River bush. Missed photographing the blockhouse at Fort Brown by mis-judging the speed of a moving car. Clouds building up in distance:

The point of the visit, to have a look at the Fort Beaufort Historical Museum and try and record some of its contents while somebody still cares about looking after them. Note the details of who to contact (Moose), and how, on these images. It's no use asking me - I was just passing through!

Apart from petrol costs:

Some of the delights within (and without):

• Details of the pair of 9 pounder 1814 George III cannon on garrison carriages (2006/02/02)
• "A survey of items of British Military Origins at the Fort Beaufort Historical Museum", compiled by G. McWilliams, 1975 (2006/02/02)
• Other cannons (2006/02/02)
• Congreve Rockets (2006/02/02)
• CSS Alabama (2006/02/02)
  

Three hours later, the cannons - and our car - are still there:

Before a visit to the pub across the road and returning to Grahamstown, off to the:

• Martello Tower (2006/02/02)

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