MOTH Suikerbosrand Shellhole & War Memorial
Photo: Derek Walker
Location
Heidelberg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Suikerbosrand MOTH Shellhole, Old Prison, corner of Jordaan & Ueckerman Streets
GPS: 26 deg 29 min 47.75 sec S, 28 deg 21 min 11.61 sec E
Photo: Derek Walker
Significance
The Suikerbosrand MOTH Shellhole is in the old prison in Heidelberg.
Built in 1888, the building has served as a prison and a hospital, remaining in use as a prison until 1963.
It then stood empty until 1993, when the MOTH took custody of it.
The War Memorial commemorates men who died in World War 1
Photo: Derek Walker
The Shellhole has artifacts from the Border War and both World Wars.
Photo: Derek Walker
Photo: Derek Walker
Further reading
Three Boers denied amnesty in terms of the Peace of Vereniging
31 May 1902
Heidelberg ABW Burger Memorial