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Nxuba (Cradock), Eastern Cape Founded: 1812 Originally named after Sir John Cradock, Governor of the Cape Colony from 1811-1814. Renamed Nxuba in 2022. Nxuba is the local name for the Great Fish River.

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List of references: Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 573-576 Fransen, Hans. 2006. Old towns and villages of the Cape. A survey of the origin and development of towns, villages and hamlets at the Cape of Good Hope. With particular reference to their physical planning and historical landscape. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball. pp 167-169 Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 48 Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 93-94 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 13-14 Schoeman, Chris. 2013. Historical Karoo, The : Traces of the past in South Africa's arid interior. Cape Town: Zebra Press. pp 116-122 List of structures: Cradock school, gym: 1898. Cruciform church Cradock: 1818. Government Buildings: n.d.. Homestead of the farm Doornhoek: 1830. House Schoeman - Farm Jakkalsfontein: 1937. J A Calata Memorial: 2006. Laerskool Algoapark / Algoa Park Primary School (Afrikaans Medium): 1960s?. Land and Agricultural Bank: 1931. Landbank: 1993. Memorial Drinking Fountain: 1902. National Bank: 1913 11. Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Saal - Hall: 1911-1912. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1821. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1868. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1868. New Church: 1890. Old Congregational Church - Independent Church: 1853 : 1909. Olive Schreiner House: n.d.. Rocklands Girls' School: 1901. St Peter's Anglican Church: 1851. Standard Bank: 1931. Town Hall: n.d.. Victoria Hotel: n.d.. Volkskas Bank: 1959.