Ladysmith Road - the new Squilometre project for 2020!
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We are very excited to launch the new Heavitree Squilometre project for 2020 - Ladysmith Road! Ladysmith has been top of the voting for well over 12 months so was an easy choice for the next community-led project and we can't wait to see what ideas the new Pod come up with. The project will formally start in the new year but we're opening discussions now to start gathering your Ladysmith thoughts, memories and ideas. |
Reminiscence and more recent histories ..
Many of the houses on Ladysmith Road have been in existence for over 100 years and therefore have a whole set of local histories of their own. Squilometre projects are a great opportunity for the sharing of reminiscence and, in the past, this has taken the form of tea parties and school-involved intergenerational events. If you have memories to share please use the form below. We'd love to see them.
Many of the houses on Ladysmith Road have been in existence for over 100 years and therefore have a whole set of local histories of their own. Squilometre projects are a great opportunity for the sharing of reminiscence and, in the past, this has taken the form of tea parties and school-involved intergenerational events. If you have memories to share please use the form below. We'd love to see them.
A little deeper history ...
Ladysmith Road was one of several across the nation that were named with reference to the Siege of Ladysmith, part of a protracted engagement in the 2nd Boar War. The Siege took place in 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. Devon's own Redvers Henry Buller finally broke through to relieve the garrison at Ladysmith.
Wikipedia says of Ladysmith "In 1847 after buying land from the Zulu king Mpande, a number of Boers settled in the area and called it the Republic of Klip River with Andries Spies as their commandant. The republic was annexed by the British in the same year and on 20 June 1850 was proclaimed a township called Windsor.[3] On 11 October 1850 the name was changed to Ladysmith after Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, also known as "Lady Smith," the Spanish wife of Sir Harry Smith, the Governor of the Cape Colony.[3] Sir Harry Smith was the British general governor of Cape Colony and high commissioner in South Africa from 1847 to 1852."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith,_KwaZulu-Natal
This offers our own Heavitree community the interesting possibility of making contact with current Zulu communities in Natal, one community to another, to explore the possibility of revealing the indigenous story of Emnambithi's [Ladysmith's] history - just as we have with the Arrertne in Alice Springs
Ladysmith Road was one of several across the nation that were named with reference to the Siege of Ladysmith, part of a protracted engagement in the 2nd Boar War. The Siege took place in 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. Devon's own Redvers Henry Buller finally broke through to relieve the garrison at Ladysmith.
Wikipedia says of Ladysmith "In 1847 after buying land from the Zulu king Mpande, a number of Boers settled in the area and called it the Republic of Klip River with Andries Spies as their commandant. The republic was annexed by the British in the same year and on 20 June 1850 was proclaimed a township called Windsor.[3] On 11 October 1850 the name was changed to Ladysmith after Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, also known as "Lady Smith," the Spanish wife of Sir Harry Smith, the Governor of the Cape Colony.[3] Sir Harry Smith was the British general governor of Cape Colony and high commissioner in South Africa from 1847 to 1852."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith,_KwaZulu-Natal
This offers our own Heavitree community the interesting possibility of making contact with current Zulu communities in Natal, one community to another, to explore the possibility of revealing the indigenous story of Emnambithi's [Ladysmith's] history - just as we have with the Arrertne in Alice Springs
SO THERE ARE DOZENS OF WAYS FOR THIS PROJECT TO GROW AND LOTS OF INTERESTING SOURCE MATERIAL TO BE DISCOVERED
If you'd like to share your memories of the street or are interested in being part of the "Smith Pod" then please use the forms below to let us know.
We can't wait to hear from you!
If you'd like to share your memories of the street or are interested in being part of the "Smith Pod" then please use the forms below to let us know.
We can't wait to hear from you!
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