Great North Road Hotel - Pietersburg

From Great North Road

By Mike Wilson.

Following on from the map showing the Great North Road, I was reminded of this photo which was taken the year of the Oppenheimer jewel robbery, 1956 or 57.

Great North Road Hotel - Pietersburg.

The trip was from Kitwe to Pretoria with a load of 'Phlomax' concrete pipes for testing at the SA Bureau of Standards. The pipes were being made in Luanshya under licence and were superb with a glass and graphite lining.

I had an African co-driver who had not been outside the Copperbelt and we stayed in this hotel, 'The Great North Road Hotel' in Pietersburg (amongst others). It was a great trip.