Cory Library and Historical Archives

Old Military hospital, where parliament met in 1864

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Old Military hospital, where parliament met in 1864”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6119

Title

Old Military hospital, where parliament met in 1864

Description

The courtyard within the old Military Hospital and part of the verandah surrounding it. This building was known for many years as the Schonland Botanical Laboratory and today still forms part of the Botany Department of Rhodes University.

Subject

Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017963

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

Type

Still Image

Provenance

Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

MS 10 542

CD 55

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Media

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Old Military hospital, where parliament met in 1864”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6119