Huntington Hall, a mansion of profound historical significance in the village of Sabie, was tragically destroyed in a fire on the night of 28th August 2024.
The town of Sabie was started after H.T. Glynn and J.C. Ingle found gold there and formed the Glynns-Lydenburg Gold Mining Company. Huntington Hall, the manor house, used to belong to the owner of the old Glynn’s Lydenburg Gold Mine, H.T. Glynn. The town of Sabie was originally developed around this mine. The colonial structure was constructed in the late 1900s. The history of the house and its people were pivotal to the development of the region.
Huntington Hall before its falling into disrepair and being neglected by its local municipality and community
Below are some excerpts from the book: ‘Game and Gold - Memories of over 50 Years in the Lydenburg District, Transvaal’ by Henry T. Glynn
After the Anglo-Boer War, Lord Milner visited Pilgrims Rest and Sabie; he rode on horseback to Nelspruit from Pilgrims Rest and had relays. He called on us and had lunch at Huntington, with his escort of Colonels. While here my wife mentioned to him that it would be a great boon to the fields if a bridge could be thrown across the Crocodile River at Nelspruit, as the station...
