In 2003, the Prestwich Memorial was built to house the remains of about 2,000 anonymous individuals from a forgotten, informal burial ground uncovered during the development of a hotel in Cape Town. But 15 years after its opening, the only ossuary in South Africa remains a virtually anonymous plot on the national heritage landscape.
THE PRESTWICH MEMORIAL | A SOUTH AFRICAN OSSUARY
THE PRESTWICH MEMORIAL | A SOUTH AFRICAN…
THE PRESTWICH MEMORIAL | A SOUTH AFRICAN OSSUARY
In 2003, the Prestwich Memorial was built to house the remains of about 2,000 anonymous individuals from a forgotten, informal burial ground uncovered during the development of a hotel in Cape Town. But 15 years after its opening, the only ossuary in South Africa remains a virtually anonymous plot on the national heritage landscape.