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Mount Nelson Hotel

The Mount Nelson Hotel was built by the owner of the Union-Castle shipping Line, Sir Donald Currie, to provide elegant accommodation for first class passengers and opened in 3rd march 1899. At the outbreak of the Second Boer War, the British used the building as a headquarters with Lord Roberts, General Kitchener and General Redvers Buller staying there. Winston Churchill also stayed there as a young war correspondent.

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Source

  • Text: Sharky Ward
  • Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward