Christ Church - St Paul's Church
2538
Address
34 Banghoek Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Property Number
2538
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
Cruciform-plan church with bell-tower, Gothic arched windows and doors, quoining and decorative plasterwork, early metal windows (introduction of Edwardian elements?). Church hall is new, boundary wall has an original section.
Details
Valley
Area
Landscape Unit
Townscape
Stellenbosch Historic Core
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Church
Original Use
Religious
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Volkskerk, became St. Paul's under the Church of England, now Christ Church. Asbestos roof, church <br />
hall built 20 years ago
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
This is an important institutional/religious link to the community that once lived in this area, and were
forcibly removed under the Group Areas Act.
Invasive Elements
Heritage Vulnerability
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.93043833 / 18.86087833
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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
No document
AREA PDF
No document
Landscape Unit PDF
No document
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
High
Archaeology
None
Architectural
High
Associational
High
Intangible
High
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
High
Representivity
High
Scientific
None
Symbolic
High
Statement of Significance
This site, and similar ones within "Die Vlakte," make tangible the absence of the community forced
out under the Group Areas Act, with the demolition of their homes that followed their removal. This
site in particular, as a community centre of worship, has strong associations with the forced removals
that occurred in the area.
Landscape Significance
Two distinctive and mature palms, two pin Oaks, Brazillian pepper tree, yellowwood. Syringas and
pepper trees around parking lot edge.
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Additional Photos
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