{"id":305630,"date":"2025-12-04T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/history-revisited-at-award-winning-war-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:47:32","slug":"history-revisited-at-award-winning-war-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/history-revisited-at-award-winning-war-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"History revisited at award-winning War Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN <\/strong>&#8211; Additions to the award-winning War Museum of the Boer Republics in Bloemfontein always give visitors something new to look forward to. The building of a life-sized three-storey blockhouse from the Anglo-Boer War (1899 to 1902) on the grounds is complete and will give a new perspective on the living conditions in and around these buildings erected by the British forces to protect the railway lines from Boer attacks.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a life-size replica of one of the last remaining octagon blockhouses in the Free State, that is still visible at Tierpoort.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG20251127114609_96762.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adv. Charlie Naidoo (board member) and Quintin Norris (chariperson of the board).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tierpoort structure was one of around 8 000 blockhouses of different sizes across the country and housed around 85 000 soldiers at the time of the war. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG20251127112731_09688.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shooting with firearms from the Aglo Boer War at the opening of the blockhouse at the War Museum are, from the left, Twin Mosia, Fynus Smith, Adv. Colin Steyn and Danie Pretorius.  PHOTOS: Lientjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloemfontein artist Hennie van Zyl drafted the basic plans for the blockhouse. 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