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The Campanile VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Built in 1923 to
commemorate the Practical Information
arrival of the 1820 Road map D5. * 1,150,000.
British Settlers, this n Donkin Lighthouse building,
52-m (168-ft) high Donkin Reserve, 041 585 8884.
S E T T L E R S W A Y
tower has a spiral Open 8am–4:30pm Mon–Fri,
staircase leading to a 9:30am–3:30pm Sat–Sun.
viewing platform. Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec.
_ Splash Festival (Easter).
∑ nmbt.co.za
Transport
£ Strand St, (041) 404-1200.
N2 Highway @ Greenacres Shopping Centre,
city centre and Port Eliza beth
T To The railway station.
E ~ Port Elizabeth, 4 km
E Campanile
R (2.5 miles) NW.
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Airport
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. City Hall
The City Hall was built
The Opera between 1858–62, and the
House held its clock tower was added in
T R O A D D A L Y by candlelight Dias cross can be seen here.
1883. A replica of the 1488
first performance
in 1892.
P R O S P E C A S T L E H I L L

in 1827, is one of the
C No. 7 Castle Hill, built
M I L I T A R Y R O A D Settler cottages. It is
city’s oldest surviving
now a museum.
BIRD STREET
C U Y L E R

. Fort Frederick
The first stone structure in the
B E L M O N T T E R R A C E
district, this fort (see
pp52–3) was built in 1799
by British soldiers who
Key The Drill Hall (1880) was feared an attack by French
the headquarters of Prince
Suggested route Alfred’s Guard, a volunteer forces. No shot was ever
regiment founded in 1856. fired in anger from it.

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