Wolesley blockhouse
Boer war blockhouse.
On the R43 near Wolseley you can see a well-preserved Anglo-Boer War blockhouse guarding the railway line and bridge over a river. Back in 1899-1902, the British Army depended for supplies and troops on the railway line from Cape Town to the Boer Republics in the north. The Boers began to attack railway lines and bridges. The Brits countered by building blockhouses like this. There were water tanks on the ground floor, living quarters to house up to 20 men on the first floor, and a lookout post on the top floor. Not a single bridge protected by a blockhouse was blown up.
