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Date: 1897 : 1914-1915 : 1921 : 1938 Type: School Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 31°53'24.25" S 26°52'36.77" E Alt: 1089m

(SAB Jun 1938: 67) Transcription of wording on National Monuments Council plaque: QUEEN'S COLLEGE THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THIS BUILDING WAS LAID ON 15 SEPTEMBER 1897 AND THE WEST WING WAS ADDED DURING 1914-1915. THE ERECTION OF THE STONE TOWER, QUADRANGLE, ADJOINING ROOMS AND QUEEN'S HALL WAS COMPLETED IN 1921. National Monuments Council QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIE HOEKSTEEN VIR HIERDIE GEBOU IS OP 15 SEPTEMBER 1897 GELÊ EN DIE WESTELIKE VLEUEL GEDURENDE 1914- 1915 AANGEBOU. DIE OPRIGTING VAN DIE KLIPTORING, BINNEHOF, AANGRENSENDE KAMERS EN QUEENSAAL IS IN 1921 VOLTOOI. Raad vir Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede 1980 A hostel for boys was built in 1938. Queen’s College was declared a National Monument in 1980 and is now a Provincial Heritage Site. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.