
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL - PIETERMARITZBURG
Hennie Heymans & Deon van Niekerk
During the late 1970’s I was stationed in Pietermaritzburg at Loop Street, police station, Pietermaritzburg.
Right across from the police station and district head quarters is the old Imperial Hotel.

An old post card of the Imperial Hotel in Pietermaritzburg.

Photos by Deon van Niekerk

The front entrance – photo by Deon van Niekerk.

Famous patrons to the hotel were Prince Imperial and he and many others tied their horses up here in front of the hotel. Photo by Deon van Niekerk.


Here is the old Loop Street Charge Office and the building that housed the District Commandant as well as the barracks. One of the illustrious inhabitants of the barracks here was General HG “Hennie” de Witt. Photo by Deon van Niekerk.

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