Newcastle Town Hall
The Town Hall was completed in July 1899 just in time to be occupied by the Boer Forces at the start of the Anglo Boer War in October 1899.
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Haggards Hilldrop House
Rider Haggard’s Hilldrop House built in 1875, is situated on an estate known as Roy Point and was purchased in 1879 by Sir Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon’s Mines, and his friend Arthur Cochrane for the purpose of ostrich…
The Carnegie Art Gallery
The Carnegie Gallery can be found in the Municipal Gardens across the walkway from the municipal offices between Scott and Murchison Streets. The Gallery keeps a collection of local art works and encourages traditional Zulu arts and crafts.
King Dinuzulu and the Old Prison
Completed in 1905 “His Majesty’s Goal, Newcastle”, was at the time considered “the most up-to-date institution” of its kind in the Colony of Natal. The building reflected the neo-classical style of the Edwardian times. The original jail keeper’s house can…
Maharaj House
This typical colonial Victorian house in Lennoxton was the family home Mac Maharaj, who was a founder member of the Anti-Apartheid Movememnt, a prisoner on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela from 1965 1976, a prominent member of the ANC and…
Chief Albert Luthuli and the Blaauwbosch Methodist School and Church
The area of Blaauwbosch was bought in 1895 by a private syndicate consisting of 31 Christian Zulu landowners. The elegant Methodist Church and School was built in 1912 of local sandstone and umGabaan stone. From 19117 to 1918 the well…
The Armoury
Built as a form of defence for the town during the late1870s when the threat of war with Zululand was looming. Used as the gathering point of the local volunteers, the Newcastle Mounted Rifles, the Armoury has continued to provide…