Muizenberg, Cape Town : The bridge

Monday, February 9, 2009

The bridge

Cheers

2 comments:

Kris McCracken said...: Did it rain?; February 10, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Unknown said...: Sorry Kris, I forgot to approve the comment (oooops).

It spat more than rained.

PS, Hope you guys down there catch those idiots who have been lighting those fires...

Cheers; February 12, 2009 at 8:55 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.