Bellevue (Hou den mond or hou den bek)
Address
Bottelary Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIB
Property Number
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
Cape Dutch T-shape with gable (1803) altered mid-19th century. Much altered outbuldings. The "belle vue" toward Table Mountain impacted by power lines.
Details
Valley
Bottelary Valley (B01-B20)
Area
Lower Bottelary (B15-B20)
Landscape Unit
B15
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Fagan & Raymond
Current Use
Agriculture
Original Use
Agriculture
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Views towards table mountain. Historic entrance lines up directly with this view. A canon is directly
aligned with this historic entrance.
Invasive Elements
Power lines, road realignment, new buildings.
Heritage Vulnerability
Economic instability of the land owner could be one of the key reasons for the Delapitated state of the farm and it's werf. New investment into the farm brings along changes to werf and infrastructure.
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.879947 / 18.763503
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2016
Circa
Admin Area
Allotment
Zoning
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Date of survey
2016
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
Valley PDF
AREA PDF
Landscape Unit PDF
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
High
Archaeology
High
Architectural
High
Associational
High
Intangible
High
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
High
Representivity
High
Scientific
High
Symbolic
High
Statement of Significance
This werf is unique in its physical relationship to the Table Mountain Range, as well as its high degree
of authenticity. The site has high historical, architectural, aesthetic, contextual and scenic
significance. It has a degree of social siginificance, and an association with slavery.
Landscape Significance
65 year old pinotage vines located on the northern, south facing slopes of the farm. The use of a
canon as a defence post of the area is associated with a landscape significance.
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Additional Photos
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