tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431189593918564945.post5004362549415003031..comments2024-03-26T05:58:23.271+02:00Comments on Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Donkin Street houses renovationFirefly the Travel Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431189593918564945.post-12589569731282138562012-04-11T10:55:00.573+02:002012-04-11T10:55:00.573+02:00On track but not quite accurate. Donkin Street wa...On track but not quite accurate. Donkin Street was named after Sir Rufane Donkin, but he wasn't a settler. Sir Rufane Donkin was the acting governor of the Cape Colony at the time of the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers and he came to Algoa Bay to welcome them to the colony. Donkin declared the area on the hill an open space and that open space is now known as the Donkin Reserve. Donkin had the pyramid on the reserve built as a monument to his wife and the pyramid is known as the Donkin Memorial. The lighthouse wasn't named by Donkin as it was only built in 1861. Although the lighthouse is often referred to as the Donkin Lighthouse, its actual name is The Hill Lighthouse.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431189593918564945.post-3131757161450397342012-04-05T08:39:49.342+02:002012-04-05T08:39:49.342+02:00Donkin street was named after one of the original ...Donkin street was named after one of the original settlers who landed in Port Elizabeth; Rufane Donkin. The Elizabeth Donkin is a historical landmark holding a light house and a pyramid which is located across the street from these houses. Donkin named the lighthouse the Elizabeth Donkin after his wife who had previously died in India before he came to what is now Poet Elizabeth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431189593918564945.post-44768436074692161652012-04-05T01:31:33.517+02:002012-04-05T01:31:33.517+02:00Looks like they could be made into nice housing if...Looks like they could be made into nice housing if they haven't deteriorated to bad over time.<br /><br />What does Donkin mean?Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.com