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Date: 1878-1890 Type: Police Barracks Status: Extant Street: Alexandra Rd   Click to view large map Coordinates: -29°37'08.96"S 30°23'14.29"E

The the building started in 1878 but numerous disruptuions caused it to be completed in 1890. (Kearny 1973) -------------- Currently a police station. References: Hillebrand, Melanie. 1975. Aspects of architecture in Natal, 1880-1914. Pietermaritzburg: Unpublished MA. Dept Fine Art and History of Art, University of Natal. pg 160 Kearney, Brian. 1973. Architecture in Natal from 1824-1893. Cape Town: Balkema. pg 56, 220 (fig. 471,472)