Listen Whilst you climb the Campanile Steps or rest at anchor in Algoa Bay: With any historic event such as Commemorating the landing of the 1820 Settlers in Algoa Bay we will have many voices for and against. Within myself I have many viewpoints: The money grabbing cynic in me sees this coming milestone as an ideal opportunity to attract foreign tourists and their money to our city. Nothing makes people open their pockets more than a bit of guilt selling. The nation building … [Read more...] about 2020 Marks 200 Years Since the landing of the British Settlers in Port Elizabeth
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Grahamstown in the news: 1820 Settlers National Monument
1820 Settlers National Monument: The 1820 Settlers National Monument, which honours the contribution to South African society made by the first big influx of English settlers, overlooks Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. A living monument, it commemorates the English language as much as the ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Cheap Flights to Grahamstown - Grahamstown, South Africa Flights: Grahamstown is 70 mi from Port Elizabeth Airport (Port Elizabeth, South Africa). Port Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: 1820 Settlers National Monument
Campanile view – Looking north along the Settlers Freeway – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Campanile view - Looking north along the Settlers Freeway: There are four viewing windows at the top of the Campanile. The new full-length viewing window looks out to the east over the Port Elizabeth Harbour. The view south is towards the beachfront, west across the city centre towards the Donkin Reserve and then north along the Settlers Freeway. Looking at the picture the Settlers Freeway (M4) is on the left and … [Read more...] about Campanile view – Looking north along the Settlers Freeway – Featured Blog
The Settlers Family in Grahamstown – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Settlers Family in Grahamstown by The Firefly Photo Files: Grahamstown has two monuments to the 1820 British Settlers on top of Gun Fire Hill overlooking the town. The most prominent is the Settlers Monument building, heart of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, with its huge auditorium. I prefer the second one a few hundred meters away from the building a lot more. It depicts a British Settler family as they … [Read more...] about The Settlers Family in Grahamstown – Featured Blog
Settlers Park view east – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Settlers Park view east by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: In yesterday's post I showed you the view of Settlers Park looking west from the parking area off How Avenue. Today's post is the view looking east from the same spot showing the little dam in the park. Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight … [Read more...] about Settlers Park view east – Featured Blog
Settlers Park view west – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Settlers Park view west by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I wonder how many people have asked me how to get to Settlers Park. They know where the park is, but not how to get to it. The best way is turn off Park Drive down How Avenue next to the St Georges Hospital. The entrance to the main parking is just a short distance down the road. This is the view from the parking area looking west. Settlers Park Primary … [Read more...] about Settlers Park view west – Featured Blog
1820 Settlers Landing – Editors Pic
This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! 1820 Settlers Landing Image by awstraton The landing of the British Settlers in surf boats at Algoa Bay. This image is randomly selected from an ever growing repository of publicly available … [Read more...] about 1820 Settlers Landing – Editors Pic
