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Simon's Town Historical Society

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Tour Overview

Walk Simon’s Town Historical Mile

Simon's Town may justly be considered amongst the oldest South African towns and has many old buildings the earliest dating back to the early 1700s. The ealiest buildings were mainly of the Cape Dutch style but after the British Occupation and the establishment of Simon's Town as a Royal Navy base the influence of the early English and later Victorian vernacular took over.
The walk normally starts at Simon's Town Station and ends at the gates to the East Dockyard. Unfortunately many of the interesting buildings are either occupied by the South African Navy or within the confines of restricted areas and are not accessible to the public. Where possible we have provided frontal views of some of these buildings. Walking time can be up to 90 minutes depending on the walker.
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Stops

  1. Stop 1: Simon's Town Station Goods Shed

  2. Stop 2: Simon's Town Station

  3. Stop 4: Rennick's Cottage

  4. Stop 5: Squires Building

  5. Stop 6: Site of Old Toll Gate

  6. Stop 7: Admiralty House

  7. Stop 8: Admiral's Garden

  8. Stop 9: Old Bridge

  9. Stop 10: StudLands

  10. Stop 11: Yarra Yarra

  11. Stop 12: Waterfall Road

  12. Stop 13: Admirals Office

  13. Stop 14: The Residency

  14. Stop 15: St Francis Church

  15. Stop 16: Naval Residences

  16. Stop 17: OIrdanance House & Sunnyside

  17. Stop 18: Sr Francis Mision School

  18. Stop 19: Old Mast House & Sail Loft

  19. Stop 20: Old Aerial Ropeway

  20. Stop 21: Dockyard Police Flats

  21. Stop 22: Old Dockyard Store Houses

  22. Stop 23: Lankester Building

  23. Stop 24: Lord Nelson Hotel

  24. Stop 25: Dominion Textile Building

  25. Stop 26: Anthony's Building

  26. Stop 27: E K Green's Building

  27. Stop 28: Prince Alfred Building

  28. Stop 29: Africa Station Club

  29. Stop 30: Old Guard & Customs House

  30. Stop 31: Kirsten's Complex Naval Flats

  31. Stop 32: Kirsten's Complex Westgate Terrace

  32. Stop 33: Kirsten's Complex Westhof Building

  33. Stop 34: Runciman Building

  34. Stop 35: United Services Building

  35. Stop 36: Tennant's Building

  36. Stop 37: De Beer's Building

  37. Stop 38: West Dockyard Gates

  38. Stop 39: British Hotel Building

  39. Stop 40: ABC Building

  40. Stop 41: Central Hotel Building

  41. Stop 42: Old Fish Market

  42. Stop 44: Cader's Building

  43. Stop 45: Willet's Building

  44. Stop 46: Whyte's Building

  45. Stop 47: Strand House

  46. Stop 48: Regent House

  47. Stop 49: Rectory Building

  48. Stop 50: Criterion Building

  49. Stop 51: Simon's Town Chambers

  50. Stop 52: Amlay's Building

  51. Stop 53: Jubilee Square

  52. Stop 54: Just Nuisance Statue

  53. Stop 55: Victoria Jubilee Fountain

  54. Stop 57: Sartorial Building

  55. Stop 58: Dawood's Building

  56. Stop 59: Porter's Building

  57. Stop 60: Bay View House

  58. Stop 61: Town Hall

  59. Stop 62: Old Hospital Terrace Complex

  60. Stop 63: Albertyn's Stables

  61. Stop 64: Albertyn's Cottage

  62. Stop 65: Amlay House

  63. Stop 66: Phoenix Building

  64. Stop 67: Belmont House

  65. Stop 68: Police Station

  66. Stop 69: Stempastorie

  67. Stop 70: Dutch Reformed Church

  68. Stop 71: Old Simon's Town School

  69. Stop 72: Roman Catholic Church

  70. Stop 73: East Dockyard Gates

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