Oxford Road Trig Beacon

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About Oxford Road Trig Beacon

Developed by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation in consultation with the City of Joburg

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Oxford Road, cnr. Allandale Drive, Rosebank
December 2018

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OXFORD ROAD TRIG BEACON This strikingly beautiful Beacon replaces an 1850s stone cairn farm beacon and incorporates the 1928 round white drum of the Trig Beacon, common throughout South Africa. The centre island of oxford road originated from a water divide chosen for a farm boundary, which served also as a fire break and horse and wagon track. Later this line defined the roadway and the Gautrain Tunnel.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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