Memorial sights in Cape Town
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Prestwich Memorial
When construction of new apartments started in 2003 along nearby Prestwich St, many skeletons were uncovered – these were the unmarked graves of the unfortunate slaves and others executed by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries on what was then known as Gallows Hill. The bones were exhumed and a decision taken to create this memorial building and park, which includes an ossuary – a place where bones are stored.
At the time of research the R8-million building, with its attractive facade of Robben Island slate, was completed but not open to the public. In the park you can see the outline of tram tracks – horse-drawn trams once used to run past here along Somerset an…
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