Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3320CC24
    Site Name
    Eerstepos, 18 Church Street, Montagu
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Archaeology Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.783333, 20.116667
      Western Cape
      • Cape Winelands
      • Langeberg
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 249
      Address:
      18 Church Street
      Montagu
      Grading
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      This Victorian building was the first post office in Montagu, also used during the Anglo-Boer War as the head quarters of the British troops, and became a residential home from about 1918. It is very well kept and largely in tact. The house froms part of a group of buildings in Church Street that are all of historical and architectural importance and they are situated within a proposed conservation area.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description
      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      20559
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1286
      Archive Status
      Register
      9-2-063-30.pdf (297.17 KB)
      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
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