List of heritage sites in Worcester, Western Cape

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This is a list of the heritage sites in Worcester, Western Cape as recognised by the South African Heritage Resources Agency.[1]

SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image
9/2/110/0001 Olifantsberg, Worcester District The original part of this Cape Dutch farmhouse consisted of a simple elongated dwelling and was erected in 1825 by Jacob de Vos. The building was later enlarged to its present H-shape. The front gable bears the date 1841 and the name J. de Vos. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0001 - Olifantsberg, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0002 36 Russell Street, Worcester Thatched 5-bay Cape Dutch house with mock-chimney end gable, attached to No. 38. Wide holbol gable with semicircular pediment and blocked-up window. 3 × 3 double door with geometric fanlight, c 1850 (F & C), 2 × 2 sashes. Full-length hipped verandah on p Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′42″S 19°26′52″E / 33.645060°S 19.447843°E / -33.645060; 19.447843 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0002 - 36 Russell Street, Worcester)
Thatched 5-bay Cape Dutch house with mock-chimney end gable, attached to No. 38. Wide holbol gable with semicircular pediment and blocked-up window. 3 × 3 double door with geometric fanlight, c 1850 (F & C), 2 × 2 sashes. Full-length hipped verandah on p Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0003 31 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument Upload Photo
9/2/110/0004 Erf 712, High Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′25″S 19°26′57″E / 33.640412°S 19.449117°E / -33.640412; 19.449117 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0004 - Erf 712, High Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0005-002 Hugo Naude House, 115 Russel Street, Worcester This impressive dwelling, which was erected during the first decade of the twentieth century by Hugo Naudé, the well-known artist, as home and studio, is predominantly in the neo-Classical idiom. He lived here until his death on 5 April 1941. In particular Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′51″S 19°26′34″E / 33.647365°S 19.442912°E / -33.647365; 19.442912 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0005-002 - Hugo Naude House, 115 Russel Street, Worcester)
This impressive dwelling, which was erected during the first decade of the twentieth century by Hugo Naudé, the well-known artist, as home and studio, is predominantly in the neo-Classical idiom. He lived here until his death on 5 April 1941. In particular Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0006 Kleinplasie, Show Grounds, Worcester Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′42″S 19°26′37″E / 33.645000°S 19.443611°E / -33.645000; 19.443611 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0006 - Kleinplasie, Show Grounds, Worcester)
Interior of typical Cape soap kitchen, Kleinplasie Open Air Agricultural Museum and Show Grounds, Worcester, South Africa 08.jpg
9/2/110/0007 Old Library, 101 High Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′44″S 19°26′34″E / 33.645501°S 19.442788°E / -33.645501; 19.442788 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0007 - Old Library, 101 High Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0008 Old Drostdy, Somerset Street, Worcester The drostdy was the largest and most dignified building of its kind. It was built in the shape of a U, with two wings running back and enclosing an inner court.

The style is described by Dr. Mary Cook as Cape-Georgian. “It shows,” she writes, “most of the For a century the "Land of Waveren" formed a part of the district of Stellenbosch, until Commissioner De Mist cut off all the territory north of the Breede River and proclaimed it as a separate district. The name of Roodezand was changed to Tulbagh which Type of site: Drostdy.

Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′50″S 19°26′03″E / 33.647211°S 19.434116°E / -33.647211; 19.434116 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0008 - Old Drostdy, Somerset Street, Worcester)
The drostdy was the largest and most dignified building of its kind. It was built in the shape of a U, with two wings running back and enclosing an inner court. The style is described by Dr. Mary Cook as Cape-Georgian. “It shows,” she writes, “most of the For a century the "Land of Waveren" formed a part of the district of Stellenbosch, until Commissioner De Mist cut off all the territory north of the Breede River and proclaimed it as a separate district. The name of Roodezand was changed to Tulbagh which Type of site: Drostdy.
9/2/110/0009 Kaapse Draai, 165 High Street, Worcester Thatched house with two mock-chimney gables to street. Some 2 × 2 sashes with louvred shutters, modernised enclosed stoep with 4 × 4 door. Very dilapidated. Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′53″S 19°26′15″E / 33.648063°S 19.437447°E / -33.648063; 19.437447 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0009 - Kaapse Draai, 165 High Street, Worcester)
Thatched house with two mock-chimney gables to street. Some 2 × 2 sashes with louvred shutters, modernised enclosed stoep with 4 × 4 door. Very dilapidated. Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0010 WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL Worcester Worcester National Monument Upload Photo
9/2/110/0010-309 43 Church Street, Worcester Single storey building with hipped iron roof with rectangular vents below. Full length verandah on precast columns on plastered wall. Verandah built in on right with large window. 2 × 2 sashes with louvred shutters. 3 panel glazed door with fanlight. Type of site: Commercial Current use: Estate agents. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′27″S 19°26′52″E / 33.640788°S 19.447820°E / -33.640788; 19.447820 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0010-309 - 43 Church Street, Worcester)
Single storey building with hipped iron roof with rectangular vents below. Full length verandah on precast columns on plastered wall. Verandah built in on right with large window. 2 × 2 sashes with louvred shutters. 3 panel glazed door with fanlight. Type of site: Commercial Current use: Estate agents.
9/2/110/0010-404 22 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Single storey, 5-bay saddle roof house (now shop) with covered end gables and covered front gable with barge fret and 6 × 6 sash with four pilasters visible, c 1850 (F & C). Rectangular roof vents with plaster surrounds. Double door with small-pane Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′27″S 19°26′53″E / 33.640727°S 19.447930°E / -33.640727; 19.447930 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0010-404 - 22 Fairbairn Street, Worcester)
Single storey, 5-bay saddle roof house (now shop) with covered end gables and covered front gable with barge fret and 6 × 6 sash with four pilasters visible, c 1850 (F & C). Rectangular roof vents with plaster surrounds. Double door with small-pane Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0011 2 Napier Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′39″S 19°26′12″E / 33.644047°S 19.436725°E / -33.644047; 19.436725 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0011 - 2 Napier Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0012 66 Church Street, Worcester Double storey, parapeted building with string course, partly set back, with rustication and corner quoins. 3 bay section has French doors with louvred shutters to the ground floor and 2 × 2 sashes to the first floor. 2 bay, set back section has 4 panel d Type of site: Commercial Current use: Offices. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′29″S 19°26′43″E / 33.6414333333°S 19.445386°E / -33.6414333333; 19.445386 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0012 - 66 Church Street, Worcester)
Double storey, parapeted building with string course, partly set back, with rustication and corner quoins. 3 bay section has French doors with louvred shutters to the ground floor and 2 × 2 sashes to the first floor. 2 bay, set back section has 4 panel d Type of site: Commercial Current use: Offices.
9/2/110/0013 69 Porter Street, Worcester L-shaped, thatched house with mock-chimney end gables. The main gable faces the side and ia Worcester type with four pilasters and 12-pane casement, dated 1841. The street facade has a convex verandah on cast iron drip fret. 2 × 2 double door with upper, Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′54″S 19°26′36″E / 33.648326°S 19.443416°E / -33.648326; 19.443416 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0013 - 69 Porter Street, Worcester)
L-shaped, thatched house with mock-chimney end gables. The main gable faces the side and ia Worcester type with four pilasters and 12-pane casement, dated 1841. The street facade has a convex verandah on cast iron drip fret. 2 × 2 double door with upper, Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0014 52 Church Street, Worcester Single storey, thatched, saddle roof, 3 bay Cape Dutch house with straight end gables. On the left are a chimney and loft door with ladder. The front gable has four pilasters, a 3-lobed pediment and a 6 pane casement window. 12 x 12 sashes with shutters. Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′26″S 19°26′50″E / 33.6405861111°S 19.447147°E / -33.6405861111; 19.447147 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0014 - 52 Church Street, Worcester)
Single storey, thatched, saddle roof, 3 bay Cape Dutch house with straight end gables. On the left are a chimney and loft door with ladder. The front gable has four pilasters, a 3-lobed pediment and a 6 pane casement window. 12 x 12 sashes with shutters. Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0015 Hex River Mountain Railway Pass, Touws River, Worcester District Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°23′52″S 19°46′06″E / 33.397659°S 19.768285°E / -33.397659; 19.768285 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0015 - Hex River Mountain Railway Pass, Touws River, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0016 Afrikaner Museum, 75 Church Street, Worcester National Monument Type of site: House Previous use: Residential. Current use: Museum. This building is a typical example of the mid-nineteenth century architecture in Worcester. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′32″S 19°26′41″E / 33.6423277777°S 19.444769°E / -33.6423277777; 19.444769 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0016 - Afrikaner Museum, 75 Church Street, Worcester)
National Monument Type of site: House Previous use: Residential. Current use: Museum. This building is a typical example of the mid-nineteenth century architecture in Worcester.
9/2/110/0017 Riverside Farm, Quaggaberg, Worcester District Worcester Worcester National Monument Upload Photo
9/2/110/0018 Uitvlugt 310, Worcester District Type of site: Farmstead. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0018 - Uitvlugt 310, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0019 105 High Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′45″S 19°26′32″E / 33.645788°S 19.442301°E / -33.645788; 19.442301 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0019 - 105 High Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0020 Municipal Cemetery, Touws River, Worcester Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0021 48 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′26″S 19°26′50″E / 33.640510°S 19.447315°E / -33.640510; 19.447315 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0021 - 48 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0022 Bergplaas, Bokkeveld Formation, Touws River, Worcester District Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0023 40 Russel Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′36″S 19°27′02″E / 33.643303°S 19.450590°E / -33.643303; 19.450590 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0023 - 40 Russel Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0024 Glen Heatlie, De Wet, Worcester District The original part of the Glen Heatlie farmstead, with its Cape Dutch and Victorian features, was presumably erected in 1817. The building was enlarged in 1879 by Thomas Heatlie, who bought the farm in 1851 and extended it. The wagon-house at the rear of t . Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0024 - Glen Heatlie, De Wet, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0025 35 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′26″S 19°26′55″E / 33.640481°S 19.448656°E / -33.640481; 19.448656 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0025 - 35 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0026 Standard Bank, 34-36 Adderley Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′40″S 19°26′32″E / 33.644427°S 19.442115°E / -33.644427; 19.442115 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0026 - Standard Bank, 34-36 Adderley Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0027 Dutch Reformed Mission Church Complex, Adderley Street, Worcester Type of site: Church Complex. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′51″S 19°26′41″E / 33.647479°S 19.444748°E / -33.647479; 19.444748 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0027 - Dutch Reformed Mission Church Complex, Adderley Street, Worcester)
Type of site: Church Complex.
9/2/110/0027/001 Old Dutch Reformed Mission Parsonage, 48 Adderley Street, Worcester 7-bay thatched Cape Dutch house with straight end gables. The front gable is Worcester type, dated 1840, with a 6 × 6 sash and four rusticated pilasteres continuing to ground level, the central two forming part of an architrave to the door. 2 × 2 door Type of site: Pastorie Current use: House. The church building of the D.R. Mission Church, Worcester, and the neighbouring parsonage and old school building, together with the other buildings in the so- called "Rhenish Church Complex", forms a unique historical and architectural group which has cl Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′39″S 19°26′32″E / 33.6440888888°S 19.442308°E / -33.6440888888; 19.442308 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0027/001 - Old Dutch Reformed Mission Parsonage, 48 Adderley Street, Worcester)
7-bay thatched Cape Dutch house with straight end gables. The front gable is Worcester type, dated 1840, with a 6 × 6 sash and four rusticated pilasteres continuing to ground level, the central two forming part of an architrave to the door. 2 × 2 door Type of site: Pastorie Current use: House. The church building of the D.R. Mission Church, Worcester, and the neighbouring parsonage and old school building, together with the other buildings in the so- called "Rhenish Church Complex", forms a unique historical and architectural group which has cl
9/2/110/0027/002 Dutch Reformed Mission Church, 46 Adderley Street, Worcester National Monument Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed Mission. The church building of the D.R. Mission Church, Worcester, and the neighbouring parsonage and old school building, together with the other buildings in the so- called "Rhenish Church Complex", forms a unique historical and architectural group which has cl Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′39″S 19°26′32″E / 33.6441027777°S 19.442297°E / -33.6441027777; 19.442297 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0027/002 - Dutch Reformed Mission Church, 46 Adderley Street, Worcester)
National Monument Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed Mission. The church building of the D.R. Mission Church, Worcester, and the neighbouring parsonage and old school building, together with the other buildings in the so- called "Rhenish Church Complex", forms a unique historical and architectural group which has cl
9/2/110/0028 26 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′28″S 19°26′53″E / 33.641091°S 19.448110°E / -33.641091; 19.448110 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0028 - 26 Fairbairn Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0029 Railway Station, Tulbagh Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester Pending Declaration 33°38′22″S 19°26′28″E / 33.639447°S 19.441096°E / -33.639447; 19.441096 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0029 - Railway Station, Tulbagh Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0030 66 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′40″S 19°27′01″E / 33.644505°S 19.450414°E / -33.644505; 19.450414 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0030 - 66 Fairbairn Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0031 20 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Thatched Cape Dutch house with fish-tail end-gables with loft. the front gable is Worcester-type, with four pilasters, a pediment on double string course and louvred loft window. Concavo/convex verandah on pipe columns with wooden barge fret and diamond Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′25″S 19°26′52″E / 33.640364°S 19.447682°E / -33.640364; 19.447682 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0031 - 20 Fairbairn Street, Worcester)
Thatched Cape Dutch house with fish-tail end-gables with loft. the front gable is Worcester-type, with four pilasters, a pediment on double string course and louvred loft window. Concavo/convex verandah on pipe columns with wooden barge fret and diamond Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0032 12 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′23″S 19°26′50″E / 33.639857°S 19.447321°E / -33.639857; 19.447321 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0032 - 12 Fairbairn Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0033 Eensgevonden, Voorzorg, Worcester District Type of site: Farmstead. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0033 - Eensgevonden, Voorzorg, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0034 36 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′23″S 19°26′55″E / 33.639842°S 19.448722°E / -33.639842; 19.448722 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0034 - 36 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0035 Almarde Homestead, Sonskyn, Worcester District Type of site: Farmstead. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0035 - Almarde Homestead, Sonskyn, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0036 Farieda's Curtain Centre, 65-67 Adderley Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′49″S 19°26′41″E / 33.647058°S 19.444699°E / -33.647058; 19.444699 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0036 - Farieda's Curtain Centre, 65-67 Adderley Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0037 46 Durban Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′43″S 19°27′03″E / 33.645400°S 19.450771°E / -33.645400; 19.450771 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0037 - 46 Durban Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0038 151 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′46″S 19°26′14″E / 33.646084°S 19.437093°E / -33.646084; 19.437093 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0038 - 151 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0039 22 Riebeeck Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′23″S 19°27′00″E / 33.639750°S 19.449930°E / -33.639750; 19.449930 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0039 - 22 Riebeeck Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0040 Old Technical College, 22 Adderley Street, Worcester National Monument This double-storeyed building dates from about 1860. Type of site: House Current use: House. This double-storeyed building dates from about 1860. It has typical Georgian characteristics, such as the sash windows, the cornice as well as the proportions, size and positioning of the windows. The building is also an important part of the historic cen Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′38″S 19°26′32″E / 33.6439638888°S 19.442203°E / -33.6439638888; 19.442203 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0040 - Old Technical College, 22 Adderley Street, Worcester)
National Monument This double-storeyed building dates from about 1860. Type of site: House Current use: House. This double-storeyed building dates from about 1860. It has typical Georgian characteristics, such as the sash windows, the cornice as well as the proportions, size and positioning of the windows. The building is also an important part of the historic cen
9/2/110/0041 Karbonaatjieskraal, Touws River, Worcester District Worcester Worcester National Monument Upload Photo
9/2/110/0042 78 Stockenstrom Street, Worcester Double storey, 3-bay house with stepped-up parapet decorated with scrolls and two string courses with two rectangular and one round vent between. Corner quoins and moulded plaster surrounds to openings. Small 6 × 6 sashes to first floor. Large 6 × 6 sash Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′46″S 19°26′56″E / 33.646044°S 19.449005°E / -33.646044; 19.449005 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0042 - 78 Stockenstrom Street, Worcester)
Double storey, 3-bay house with stepped-up parapet decorated with scrolls and two string courses with two rectangular and one round vent between. Corner quoins and moulded plaster surrounds to openings. Small 6 × 6 sashes to first floor. Large 6 × 6 sash Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0043 78a Stockenstrom Street, Worcester 3-bay Cape Dutch house with iron roof and straight end gables. Front gable has 4 pilasters and winged cap and 3-pane casement. Verandah on plastered brick columns. 6 × 6 sashes; 3 × 3 double door with fanlight. On the right is a garage door with cut-off Type of site: House Current use: House. This excellent example of a gabled Worcester building, dating from c.1870, forms part of an unusual complex of adjoining buildings. The attached waenhuis still retains its original clipped doors, traditional to Worcester. Worcester Worcester Register 33°38′46″S 19°26′57″E / 33.646211°S 19.449106°E / -33.646211; 19.449106 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0043 - 78a Stockenstrom Street, Worcester)
3-bay Cape Dutch house with iron roof and straight end gables. Front gable has 4 pilasters and winged cap and 3-pane casement. Verandah on plastered brick columns. 6 × 6 sashes; 3 × 3 double door with fanlight. On the right is a garage door with cut-off Type of site: House Current use: House. This excellent example of a gabled Worcester building, dating from c.1870, forms part of an unusual complex of adjoining buildings. The attached waenhuis still retains its original clipped doors, traditional to Worcester.
9/2/110/0044 64 Porter Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National register 33°38′54″S 19°26′31″E / 33.648395°S 19.442008°E / -33.648395; 19.442008 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0044 - 64 Porter Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0045 66 Porter Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′54″S 19°26′32″E / 33.648321°S 19.442296°E / -33.648321; 19.442296 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0045 - 66 Porter Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0046 96 Durban Street, Worcester Thatched, 7-bay Cape Dutch house with straight end gables (with loft door). Front gable of Worcester-type but with only one string course below pediment and with bricked up window opening. Full-length, hipped verandah on cast iron columns and brackets, Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provisional Protection 33°38′51″S 19°26′44″E / 33.647592°S 19.445477°E / -33.647592; 19.445477 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0046 - 96 Durban Street, Worcester)
Thatched, 7-bay Cape Dutch house with straight end gables (with loft door). Front gable of Worcester-type but with only one string course below pediment and with bricked up window opening. Full-length, hipped verandah on cast iron columns and brackets, Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0047 78 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′43″S 19°27′04″E / 33.645282°S 19.451092°E / -33.645282; 19.451092 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0047 - 78 Fairbairn Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0048 14 Riebeeck Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′20″S 19°26′57″E / 33.638825°S 19.449137°E / -33.638825; 19.449137 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0048 - 14 Riebeeck Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0049 Old Gaol, 1 Distillery Road, Worcester The First Gaol in Worcester was erected in 1821. Type of site: Gaol. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′52″S 19°26′02″E / 33.647747°S 19.433835°E / -33.647747; 19.433835 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0049 - Old Gaol, 1 Distillery Road, Worcester)
The First Gaol in Worcester was erected in 1821. Type of site: Gaol.
9/2/110/0050 24 Porter Street, Worcester National Monument The land on which this house stands was granted to J. F. van der Graaff on 15 July 1822. The house, which was erected predominantly in the Cape Dutch style, was presumably built by him in 1825. It is one of the oldest houses in Worcester. Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′42″S 19°26′23″E / 33.645045°S 19.439789°E / -33.645045; 19.439789 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0050 - 24 Porter Street, Worcester)
National Monument The land on which this house stands was granted to J. F. van der Graaff on 15 July 1822. The house, which was erected predominantly in the Cape Dutch style, was presumably built by him in 1825. It is one of the oldest houses in Worcester. Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0051 11 Fairbairn Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′22″S 19°26′51″E / 33.639498°S 19.447564°E / -33.639498; 19.447564 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0051 - 11 Fairbairn Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0052 90 Durban Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′51″S 19°26′46″E / 33.647381°S 19.446138°E / -33.647381; 19.446138 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0052 - 90 Durban Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0053 Doornrivier farmstead, Worcester District The road from Worcester to Villiersdorp runs almost due south and crosses the Breede River and the Brandvlei Dam. A few kilometres beyond the dam one takes a farm road to the left to reach the farm Doornrivier which is 35 km from Worcester. Built on high Doornrivier is one of the oldest farms in this vicinity. Like many other farms it was probably first used as a cattle-post, but by 1754 when the adjacent farm Dasboschrivier was granted, the northern boundary of Dasboschrivier was defined as “the farm of Type of site: Farm Complex. An exceptionally fine Cape Dutch House, built in 1790, and the old watermill building adjacent to it. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0053 - Doornrivier farmstead, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0054 DE DOORNS MUNICIPAL AREA, WORCESTER DISTRICT, GENERAL Worcester Worcester National Monument Upload Photo
9/2/110/0055 125 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′43″S 19°26′21″E / 33.645179°S 19.439252°E / -33.645179; 19.439252 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0055 - 125 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0056 Transit of Venus, Old Douglas Hotel, Touws River, Worcester District The winding road over the Hex River Pass takes one from the spectacular Hex River Valley with almost dramatic suddenness right into the Karoo. The first town to be reached is Touws River, a railway centre. There behind the Douglas Hotel, stand two concret. Touws River Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°20′23″S 20°01′38″E / 33.339833°S 20.027100°E / -33.339833; 20.027100 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0056 - Transit of Venus, Old Douglas Hotel, Touws River, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0057 Worcester Museum, Beck House, 21 Baring Street, Worcester National Monument The house was built in 1841 and had been the property of the well-known Beck family for many years. Type of site: House Previous use: Residential. Current use: Museum. This building is a typical example of the mid-nineteenth century architecture in Worcester. The house was built in 1841 and had been the property of the well-known Beck family for many years. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′33″S 19°26′40″E / 33.642478°S 19.444473°E / -33.642478; 19.444473 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0057 - Worcester Museum, Beck House, 21 Baring Street, Worcester)
National Monument The house was built in 1841 and had been the property of the well-known Beck family for many years. Type of site: House Previous use: Residential. Current use: Museum. This building is a typical example of the mid-nineteenth century architecture in Worcester. The house was built in 1841 and had been the property of the well-known Beck family for many years.
9/2/110/0058 37 Russel Street, Worcester Thatched 5-bay Cape Dutch house with mock-chimney end gable, attached to No. 38. Wide holbol gable with semicircular pediment and blocked-up window. 3 × 3 double door with geometric fanlight, c 1850 (F & C), 2 × 2 sashes. Full-length hipped verandah on p Type of site: House Current use: House. This house with its fine gable was built in 1860 and is a good example of Nineteenth Century Architecture in Worcester. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′37″S 19°27′04″E / 33.643610°S 19.451064°E / -33.643610; 19.451064 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0058 - 37 Russel Street, Worcester)
Thatched 5-bay Cape Dutch house with mock-chimney end gable, attached to No. 38. Wide holbol gable with semicircular pediment and blocked-up window. 3 × 3 double door with geometric fanlight, c 1850 (F & C), 2 × 2 sashes. Full-length hipped verandah on p Type of site: House Current use: House. This house with its fine gable was built in 1860 and is a good example of Nineteenth Century Architecture in Worcester.
9/2/110/0059 St James the Great Church, Waterloo Road, Worcester This church was built in 1859 in the Neo-Gothic style. It has very fine stained glass windows, the oldest of which dates back to 1841. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Anglican. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′42″S 19°26′37″E / 33.645000°S 19.443611°E / -33.645000; 19.443611 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0059 - St James the Great Church, Waterloo Road, Worcester)
This church was built in 1859 in the Neo-Gothic style. It has very fine stained glass windows, the oldest of which dates back to 1841. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Anglican.
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9/2/110/0060 Dutch Reformed Church, Church Street, Worcester This Gothic cruciform church, the cornerstone of which was laid on 7 February 1831 by the Civic Commissioner of Worcester, P. J. Truter, was consecrated on 3 February 1832. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′30″S 19°26′44″E / 33.641588°S 19.445667°E / -33.641588; 19.445667 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0060 - Dutch Reformed Church, Church Street, Worcester)
This Gothic cruciform church, the cornerstone of which was laid on 7 February 1831 by the Civic Commissioner of Worcester, P. J. Truter, was consecrated on 3 February 1832. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed.
9/2/110/0061 De Doorns homestead, De Doorns, Hex River Valley, Worcester District The farm De Doorns, which was granted to Gabriel Rossouw in 1759, is one of the oldest farms in the Hex River Valley. The original portion of this Cape Dutch house, which dates from approximately 1796, was enlarged to its present H-form by Pieter Jacobus. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°28′40″S 19°40′01��E / 33.477660°S 19.666907°E / -33.477660; 19.666907 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0061 - De Doorns homestead, De Doorns, Hex River Valley, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0062 Eikenbosch homestead, Worcester District This dwelling-house and outbuilding with its predominantly Cape Dutch features is situated on land granted in 1716 to the pioneer of Goudini, Pieter du Toit. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0062 - Eikenbosch homestead, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0063 86 Durban Street, Worcester National Monument This Cape Dutch house, with its two pedimented concavo-convex gables, dates from 1824. The building, which was Victorianised in about 1906, was bought by the Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging in 1974 and restored to its original state under the direc Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 34°38′50″S 19°26′48″E / 34.647325°S 19.446798°E / -34.647325; 19.446798 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0063 - 86 Durban Street, Worcester)
National Monument This Cape Dutch house, with its two pedimented concavo-convex gables, dates from 1824. The building, which was Victorianised in about 1906, was bought by the Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging in 1974 and restored to its original state under the direc Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0064 162 Church Street, Worcester National Monument The core of this impressive Victorian dwelling-house was originally the first church in Worcester. Type of site: House Current use: House. The core of this impressive Victorian dwelling-house was originally the first church in Worcester. The verandah with its cast-iron work and the cast-iron crown mouldings on the roof of the house are particularly noteworthy. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′46″S 19°26′10″E / 33.646015°S 19.436010°E / -33.646015; 19.436010 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0064 - 162 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0065 72 Fairbairn Street, Worcester National Monument This dwelling-house in the vernacular building style with its Cape Dutch and Victorian elements was erected by H. Afrika from 1858—1859. The property forms an integral part of the architectural character of Fairbairn Street, which forms a significant part Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′42″S 19°27′02″E / 33.644868°S 19.450637°E / -33.644868; 19.450637 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0065 - 72 Fairbairn Street, Worcester)
National Monument This dwelling-house in the vernacular building style with its Cape Dutch and Victorian elements was erected by H. Afrika from 1858—1859. The property forms an integral part of the architectural character of Fairbairn Street, which forms a significant part Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0066 1 and 3 Trappes Street and 163 Tulbagh Street, Worcester National Monument (see 163 Tulbagh Street). The original portion of this Cape Dutch building complex with its typical holbol gable was erected in 1820/21 and is reputed to be the oldest existing dwelling in Worcester. The front portion of the complex with its typical Worcester gables dates from the Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′41″S 19°26′07″E / 33.644735°S 19.435224°E / -33.644735; 19.435224 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0066 - 1 and 3 Trappes Street and 163 Tulbagh Street, Worcester)
National Monument (see 163 Tulbagh Street). The original portion of this Cape Dutch building complex with its typical holbol gable was erected in 1820/21 and is reputed to be the oldest existing dwelling in Worcester. The front portion of the complex with its typical Worcester gables dates from the Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0066/1 1 Trappes Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′41″S 19°26′07″E / 33.644838°S 19.435219°E / -33.644838; 19.435219 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0066/1 - 1 Trappes Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0066/2 3 Trappes Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′42″S 19°26′07″E / 33.644960°S 19.435276°E / -33.644960; 19.435276 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0066/2 - 3 Trappes Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0066/3 163 Tulbagh Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′41″S 19°26′07″E / 33.644743°S 19.435229°E / -33.644743; 19.435229 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0066/3 - 163 Tulbagh Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0067 Homestead, Stettyn, Worcester District Stettyn, which has been in the possession of the Botha family since 1818, was originally granted to Jan Cloete and Jan Jurgen Radyn on 26 September 1714. The Cape Dutch farm-house, the original portion of which was built in 1777 by the then owner Schalk v Type of site: Farmstead. Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°13′40″S 21°51′25″E / 33.227792°S 21.856859°E / -33.227792; 21.856859 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0067 - Homestead, Stettyn, Worcester District) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0068 28 Church Street, Worcester Single storey, 5 bay Cape Dutch house with thatch saddle roof and straight end gables. Pedimented Worcester gable with arched 6 × 6 sash. 12 x 12 sashes; 4 × 4 double door with semicircular fanlight. Stoep with garden wall and posts. Karoo-type extension Type of site: House Current use: House. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′22″S 19°26′57″E / 33.6394888888°S 19.449122°E / -33.6394888888; 19.449122 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0068 - 28 Church Street, Worcester)
Single storey, 5 bay Cape Dutch house with thatch saddle roof and straight end gables. Pedimented Worcester gable with arched 6 × 6 sash. 12 x 12 sashes; 4 × 4 double door with semicircular fanlight. Stoep with garden wall and posts. Karoo-type extension Type of site: House Current use: House.
9/2/110/0069 63 Baring Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′46″S 19°26′48″E / 33.646004°S 19.446767°E / -33.646004; 19.446767 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0069 - 63 Baring Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0070 Evangelical Lutheran Church, Adderley Street, Worcester Narrow church with buttressed steeple with octagonal spire. Louvred vents with pointed arches to steeple. door with pointed arch. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Lutheran. Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′36″S 19°26′31″E / 33.643444°S 19.441873°E / -33.643444; 19.441873 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0070 - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Adderley Street, Worcester)
Narrow church with buttressed steeple with octagonal spire. Louvred vents with pointed arches to steeple. door with pointed arch. Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Lutheran.
9/2/110/0071 Church Square, Worcester Type of site: Square. Church Square forms an integral part of the original, town plan of Worcester as it was drawn up in 1819. In former times the Square was often used for open-air meetings of every kind, and with the surrounding buildings, it forms the historical and archite Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′29″S 19°26′46″E / 33.641445°S 19.445989°E / -33.641445; 19.445989 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0071 - Church Square, Worcester)
Type of site: Square. Church Square forms an integral part of the original, town plan of Worcester as it was drawn up in 1819. In former times the Square was often used for open-air meetings of every kind, and with the surrounding buildings, it forms the historical and archite
9/2/110/0072 140 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester National Monument 33°38′43″S 19°26′15″E / 33.645361°S 19.437493°E / -33.645361; 19.437493 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0072 - 140 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0073 Water furrows, Worcester Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0074 42 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester Pending Declaration 33°38′24″S 19°26′54″E / 33.640099°S 19.448258°E / -33.640099; 19.448258 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0074 - 42 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0075 WORCESTER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, GENERAL Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0076 Congregational Church, 73 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′33″S 19°26′41″E / 33.642363°S 19.444799°E / -33.642363; 19.444799 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0076 - Congregational Church, 73 Church Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0077 ZWELETEMBA MUNICIPAL AREA, WORCESTER Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0078 Freedom Square, Zwelatemba, Worcester Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0079 22 Fairbairn Street and 43 Church Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester Provincial Heritage Site 33°38′27″S 19°26′52″E / 33.640788°S 19.447819°E / -33.640788; 19.447819 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0079 - 22 Fairbairn Street and 43 Church Street, Worcester)
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9/2/110/0080 25 Baring Street, Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′35″S 19°26′41″E / 33.642980°S 19.444819°E / -33.642980; 19.444819 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0080 - 25 Baring Street, Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0081 Queens Square, Block bounded by Somerset, Russel, Trappes, and Church streets,Worcester Worcester Worcester 33°38′53″S 19°26′09″E / 33.648013°S 19.435829°E / -33.648013; 19.435829 (SAHRA identifier 9/2/110/0081 - Queens Square, Block bounded by Somerset, Russel, Trappes, and Church streets,Worcester) Upload Photo
9/2/110/0082 TOUWS RIVER MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0083 TOUWS RIVER MAGISTERIAL Worcester Worcester Upload Photo
9/2/110/0084 Kannetsvlei, Worcester District Worcester Worcester Upload Photo

References[]

  1. ^ "Western Cape Provincial Heritage Sites (previously National Monuments)" (PDF). 19 September 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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