Ladysmith, Then and Now

Travellers Hotel

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Travellers Hotel has been closed for a number of years.  But it it's day it was the ultimate of luxury with fancy silver and imported crystal glassware.  It had special areas for guests and was the first stop on the transport to and from the railway.  Wagons would meet every train and shout "anyone for the travellers?".  Tourists to town often ask about the strange symbols across the front.  It is actually an ancient Sanscrit symbol called a "svastika" and means "good to be".   It may be vacant but it will never be abandoned!  Perhaps some individual or company will step forward and put her to good use. 

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