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Date: 1859 Type: Hospital Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°52'45.18" S 27°23'43.10" E Alt: 412m

'Grey Hospital was built in 1859, and bearing in mind the possible need for conversion into a fortress, the quadrangles were so constructed that they could be used for water tanks.' (Picton-Seymour 1977:225) Books that reference Grey Hospital Dersley, GH . 1893. Views of King William's Town. King William's Town: GH Dersley. pg [Plate 27] Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1977. Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 225