Standing beside a provincial road, the R44 just outside Wellington in the Western Cape, is a blockhouse, a remnant of the Anglo-Boer War, one of those erected on the instigation of Lord Milner. There are a number in the area which followed and provided security on the vital link for the British, the rail line between the Cape and the north.
The Wellington blockhouse is the southernmost in the chain. It was constructed of stone with three tiers of loopholes under concrete lintels, with an open, corrugated iron roof.
Wellington Blockhouse (Chris Murphy)
Blockhouse bridge over the Krom River (Chris Murphy)
Below are photographs of two other blockhouses along the rail line between Wellington and Gouda.
Eike Blockhouse (Chris Murphy)
Tomi Blockhouse (Chris Murphy)
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