So, who has almost hit a jogger when driving to Jeppe Boys past the Scottish Horse Memorial? ME, almost every morning! Those harrowing steps have become the newest morning training hotspot in Johannesburg.
The Scottish Horse Memorial
"This is one of Johannesburg’s earliest war memorials, overlooking the site of one of the largest remount camps of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Originally a memorial to the Scottish Horse which was later disbanded, that regiment was antecedent to the famous Transvaal Scottish Regiment formed in 1902, which saw service in both World Wars. It contributes to a sense of multi-cultural heritage."
http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/story-behind-one-johannesburgs-earliest-war-memorials
Did you know that this memorial has a twin?
(Sounds like the movie National Treasure where there are twins desks, one in England and one in the USA)
Well in this story the twin (Memorial) is in a very special place, Scotland.
I found this snippet from "The Heritage Portal"
"This memorial was erected in 1905 and is the same as that erected on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
The only original difference between the two being that the hollow metal die replaced the solid granite die of the Scottish memorial to facilitate transport to and erection in South Africa."
AND
Theirs is nicer, ours was vandalised and the bronze plate stolen in 1961.
Good news! Looks like there are plans to restore the Memorial to it's former glory.
Click on link below to read the article,
Please click on the link below to read more about the Scottish Horse Memorial
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