Muizenberg, Cape Town : Bored at my desk

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Bored at my desk

Working on this Muizenberg blog, bored and tired of no sleep due to these winter storms.

Cheers

1 comment:

Anja F. C. said...: Ja the winterblues, are playing havoc with me too. Murphys law as well, having much fun...but tomorrow will be better...; September 18, 2008 at 11:38 AM

Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.