- Ikheli: Kota Kinabalu, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Ifoni: +60 88 212 121
- Usuku wokwakhiwa: 1905
- Isikhathi sokusebenza: nsuku zonke futhi ujikeleze iwashi
Enye yezinto ezidumile zaseKota Kinabalu, ukwakhiwa kwebhentshi endala kunawo wonke edolobheni iwashi lase-Atkinson. Liwumbhoshongo wamamitha ayishumi nanhlanu phezulu, ngehora lapho inhloko-dolobha yaseSabah ibuqhathanise isikhathi seminyaka engaphezu kwengu-110. Umbhoshongo uyisikhumbuzo sezakhiwo futhi usebenza ngaphansi kwe-Sabah State Museum.
Kwakhiwa kanjani umbhoshongo?
Ngo-1902, osombusazwe odumile, oyinhloko yokuphatha kwedolobha likaFrancis George Atkinson, wabulawa yi-malaria eneminyaka engu-28 eJesselton (njengoba iKota Kinabalu ibizwa ngaphambi kuka-1968). Umama wakhe enkumbulweni yendodana yakhe ethandekayo wanquma ukwenza okuthile kulo muzi, ngenzuzo ayeyisebenzisayo.
Ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo wawungakhokhwa yiNkk. Atkinson kuphela, kodwa futhi nabangani abaningi bomuntu oshonile. Lo msebenzi wawuqhutshwa ngababazi bempi bezindiza. Ngo-1905, ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo kwaqedwa, futhi kwakunamahora afakiwe omsebenzi wabalindi baseBrithani uWilliam Potts. Impi yama-chimes izwa noma ikuphi eKota Kinabalu, yaqala ukuzwa ngo-Ephreli 19, 1905.
Ngenxa yendawo ekhethiwe kahle, umbhoshongo wewashi waba yindawo yokubhekisela yemikhumbi, ngoba phezulu kwawo kwakhanyiswa. Yayisetshenziswa njengehlobo lokukhanya kuze kube yilapho izakhiwo ezide zivela khona.
Phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, umbhoshongo wonakaliswa kabi, futhi iwashi ngokwayo lalimala. Ngo-1959 isakhiwo sakhiwa kabusha, futhi umsebenzi wewashi walungiswa ngaphambili, ngokushesha ngemva kokuba impi iphelile. Ngomnyaka ka-1961, ukudayela kwe-watch kwashintshwa.
Izici zesakhiwo
Iwashi lombhoshongo wase-Atkinson lenziwe nge-merbau - izinkuni zobulukhuni obuphezulu futhi ukugqoka. Umlando uthi umbhoshongo wakhiwe ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa kwezipikili. Ikhishwa nge-weathervanes, ekhombisa izinhlamvu zemimoya.
Ungafika kanjani kumbhoshongo wewashi?
Umbhoshongo ungadluliselwa ngemoto eceleni kweJalan Tun Fuad Stephen, Jalan Istana noma uJalan Tuaran.