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Clarence Drive Memorials
Gordon's Bay district, Western Cape

Date:1950
Type:Memorial
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
34°12'26.12" S 18°50'00.89" E

There are two memorials situated on the side of Clarence Drive between Gordon's Bay and Rooiels. The one is a 1950 memorial to CJV Clarence who was responsible for the road being built and the other is from 1998 to commemorate the upgrading of the road.

1950 English plaque

THIS ROAD
IS NAMED FOR
C.J.V. (JACK) CLARENCE
WHOSE
VISION, FAITH AND
DETERMINATION
HELPED TO BRING IT
INTO BEING
______
GOD SPEED YOU TO
THE NEXT MILESTONE
- AND BEYOND
______
1ST JAN. 1950

1950 Afrikaans plaque

HIERDIE PAD
IS GENOEM NA
C.J.V (JACK) CLARENCE
WIE SE
VERSIENDE GELOOF
EN BESLISTHEID
GEHELP HET OM DIT
TOT STAND TE BRING
______
MAG DIE HEER
U OP U VERDERE
WEË VERGESEL
1 JAN. 1950

1998 plaque

THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY
MR GERALD MORKEL
THE PREMIER OF
THE PROVINCE OF THE WESTERN CAPE
ON 29 MAY 1998
TO COMMEMORATE THE UPGRADING
OF THE ROAD BETWEEN
GORDON'S BAY AND ROOIELS
DESIGNED BY JEFFARES & GREEN
CONSTRUCTION BY GRINAKER