Christ Church - St Paul's Church

2538

Overview

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

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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