Montagu, Western Cape

Founded: 1851

Named after Colonial Secretary, Sir John Montagu

 


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List of references:

Burrows, Edmund Hartford . 1988. Overberg Outspan : A chronicle of people and places in the south western districts of the Cape. Swellendam: Privately printed in co-operation with the Swellendam Trust. pp 263, 270
Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pp 31, 42-53
Fagan, Gawie & Fagan, Gwen. 2008. Brakdak : platdakke in die Karoo. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies. pp 146-153
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 413-418, West 418-421
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 254-259
Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 96
Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 80
Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 121-122

List of structures:

ABCD Bank: 1899.
Bath Street, No 20: 1854.
Bath Street, No 30: 1856.
Brink Broers Winkel / Shop: 1950s?.
Church: n.d.. near Talana,
Cogman's Kloof Pass (also Kogmans, Kockemans): 1873-1877.
Hospital: pre-1921.
Hotel Avalon: 1950s?.
Hotel Montagu: 1932 : 1996.
House Booyens: 2013.
House van der Merwe: 1858.
Joubert House - Now Museum: 1853.
Kindergarten school: 1914.
Klein Nektar, originally Uitvlugt Farm: 1850.
Malherbe House: 1859.
Montagu Country Hotel: 1932 : 1996.
Montagu Pedestrian Bridge: 2011.
Montagu School: 1893.
Municipal Offices: n.d..
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1862.
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1969.
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Zending Kerk - Museum: 1907.
NGK Pastorie - Parsonage: 1909.
Public Library: 1909.
Public School - Public Library: 1909.
St Mildred's Anglican Church: 1869.
Victorian Hotel, The: 1906.
Volkskas Bank - ABSA - Western Cape Government Local Office: 1959.
Voortrekker Centenary Monument: 1938.
Western Cape Government Local Office: n.d..