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Grahamstown Family

An intriguing study of Victorian-era cutting-edge science, the building was constructed by a watchmaker and amateur astronomer H. C. Gulpin, who built a cupola above his shop to house his instruments. The museum contains a two-story pendulum and the only genuine Victorian camera obscura in the Southern Hemisphere. You can stand in the tower and watch what's happening in the town below—pretty useful if you've lost your companions.

Family

Quick Facts

10 Bathurst St.
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape  6139, South Africa

046-622–2312

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: R20, Mon.–Fri. 9–4:30, Closed weekends and public holidays

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