List of heritage sites in Knysna
This is a list of the heritage sites in Knysna, situated in the Western Cape, as recognized by the South African Heritage Resources Agency.[1]
SAHRA identifier | Site name | Description | Town | District | NHRA status | Coordinates | Image |
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9/2/052/0001 | Old Gaol, Queen Street, Knysna | Type of site: Gaol | Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′27″S 22°59′58″E | ![]() Type of site: Gaol |
9/2/052/0002 | Old Rectory, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna District | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0003 | Old Timber Store, Timber House Lot, Plettenberg Bay | As a result of Van Plettenberg’s visit and the glowing reports about the excellent forests around Plettenberg Bay, the Lords Seventeen instructed the authorities at the Cape to send a commission to inspect the forests of Outeniqualand and investigate the
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Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°03′24″S 23°22′38″E | As a result of Van Plettenberg’s visit and the glowing reports about the excellent forests around Plettenberg Bay, the Lords Seventeen instructed the authorities at the Cape to send a commission to inspect the forests of Outeniqualand and investigate the
Type of site: Warehouse/storage area |
9/2/052/0003-001 | Van Plettenberg Beacon Replica, Plettenberg Bay | Type of site: Beacon | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°03′26″S 23°22′37″E | ![]() Type of site: Beacon ![]() |
9/2/052/0004 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Goldfield Forest Reserve, Homtini, Knysna | Homtini | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0005 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Witfontein Forest Reserve, Outeniqua, Knysna | Outeniqua | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0006 | Millwood House, Queen Street, Knysna | This historical cottage, built of wood and corrugated iron, is the only remaining building from the days of the discovery of gold at Millwood, Knysna which was proclaimed a gold field in 1886.
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Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′27″S 22°59′58″E | ![]() This historical cottage, built of wood and corrugated iron, is the only remaining building from the days of the discovery of gold at Millwood, Knysna which was proclaimed a gold field in 1886.
Type of site: House Previous use: House. Current use: Museum. This historical cottage, built of wood and corrugated iron, is the only remaining building from the days of the discovery of gold at Millwood, Knysna which was proclaimed a gold field in 1886. |
9/2/052/0007 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0008 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Concordia, Knysna District | Concordia | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0009 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Diepwalle, Knysna District | Diepwalle | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0010 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Harkerville, Knysna District | Harkerville | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0011 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Farleigh, Knysna District | Farleigh | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0012 | Wall Painting, Farleigh Office, Knysna | Farleigh | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0013 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna District | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0014 | Holy Trinity Church, Belvidere | This imposing little church was erected mainly through the enthusiasm and financial assistance of Thomas Henry Duthie.
The foundation stone of this building was laid on 15 October 1851 and the church was consecrated on 15 October 1855 by Bishop Gray.
The
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Belvidere | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′42″S 22°59′50″E | This imposing little church was erected mainly through the enthusiasm and financial assistance of Thomas Henry Duthie.
The foundation stone of this building was laid on 15 October 1851 and the church was consecrated on 15 October 1855 by Bishop Gray.
The
Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Anglican. ![]() |
9/2/052/0014/01 | Old School, Erven 79 & 80, Belvidere, Knysna | Belvidere | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0015 | George Rex Mace, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0016 | St Andrews Church, Redbourne, Plettenberg Bay | A gravel road winds up the Piesang River Valley to the west of Plettenberg Bay, where it turns sharply to the right to mount a steep rise.
A smaller farm road bears to the left and continues to follow the valley.
The church was built in 1851 and is the oldest Anglican Church in the Diocese of George.
In about 1846 William Henry Newdigate, a bachelor aged 21 years, came to South Africa from Warwickshire and bought a farm in the Piesang Valley (...).
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Plettenberg Bay, Redbourne | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°03′00″S 23°22′00″E | ![]() A gravel road winds up the Piesang River Valley to the west of Plettenberg Bay, where it turns sharply to the right to mount a steep rise.
A smaller farm road bears to the left and continues to follow the valley.
The church was built in 1851 and is the oldest Anglican Church in the Diocese of George.
In about 1846 William Henry Newdigate, a bachelor aged 21 years, came to South Africa from Warwickshire and bought a farm in the Piesang Valley (...).
Type of site: Church. Current use: Church : Anglican. |
9/2/052/0017 | Griqua Dwelling, Jackalskraal, Kranshoek, Knysna District | Kranshoek | Knysna | National Monument | ![]() | ||
9/2/052/0018 | School Building, Kranshoek, Knysna District | Kranshoek | Knysna | Pending Declaration | ![]() | ||
9/2/052/0019 | Griqua Independent Church of South Africa, Kranshoek, Knysna District | Kranshoek | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0020 | KNYSNA MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0022 | Knysna Heads, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | 34°04′27″S 23°03′50″E | |||
9/2/052/0022/001 | Erf 1403, Eastern Head, Knysna | This property is of importance because of its natural beauty; it forms part of the well-known Knysna Heads. | Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′06″S 23°02′47″E | ![]() This property is of importance because of its natural beauty; it forms part of the well-known Knysna Heads. |
9/2/052/0022/2 | Erf 1406, Eastern Head, Knysna | This property is of importance because of its natural beauty; it forms part of the well known Knysna Heads. | Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′06″S 23°02′47″E | ![]() This property is of importance because of its natural beauty; it forms part of the well known Knysna Heads. |
9/2/052/0022/3 | Erf 2238, Eastern Head, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0022/4 | Erf 1404, Knysna Heads, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0022/5 | Erf 4869, Knysna Heads, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0023 | PLETTENBERG BAY MUNICIPAL AREA, KNYSNA DISTRICT, GENERAL | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0024 | Settlement of the survivors of the Sao Gonzalo, Plettenberg Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0025 | George Rex Slipway, Farm Westford, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0026 | Forest Hall, Knysna District | Type of site: House | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°00′52″S 23°03′15″E | ![]() | |
9/2/052/0027 | Belvidere House, Belvidere | Belvidere | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′51″S 22°59′52″E | ![]() | |
9/2/052/0028 | Formosa Cottage, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna District | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0029 | Robberg Nature Reserve, Plettenberg Bay | Type of site: Nature Reserve The land at the base of Robberg is rich in cultural history, especially from the Late Stone Age and the seventeenth-century settlement of survivors of the wreck of the Sao Goncalo.
Environmentally it is of great importance as a buffer zone to the Robber |
Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°06′19″S 23°23′45″E | ![]() Type of site: Nature Reserve The land at the base of Robberg is rich in cultural history, especially from the Late Stone Age and the seventeenth-century settlement of survivors of the wreck of the Sao Goncalo.
Environmentally it is of great importance as a buffer zone to the Robber |
9/2/052/0030 | Anglo-Boer War Fort, Knysna | Type of site: Blockhouse | Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°01′56″S 23°02′38″E | ![]() |
9/2/052/0031 | Hillview, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna District | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0032 | Public Library, Main Road, Knysna | Type of site: Library | Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′10″S 23°02′27″E | ![]() Type of site: Library |
9/2/052/0033 | Grave of George Rex, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0034 | St George's Church, Church Street, Knysna | In 1828 the Government under Lord Charles Somerset drew up plans for a village on a portion of George Rex’s estate, which eventually developed into Knysna.
Facing the road which later became the main street, George Rex gave a morgen of land (0,8 ha) as a
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Knysna | Knysna | Provincial Heritage Site | 34°02′07″S 23°03′02″E | ![]() In 1828 the Government under Lord Charles Somerset drew up plans for a village on a portion of George Rex’s estate, which eventually developed into Knysna.
Facing the road which later became the main street, George Rex gave a morgen of land (0,8 ha) as a
Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Anglican. This was the first church built in Knysna. The foundation stone was laid in 1849 and the church was consecrated by Bishop Robert Gray on 3 October 1855. ![]() |
9/2/052/0035 | Silviculturist Dwelling, Kaffirkop, Knysna District | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0036 | WITTEDRIFT VILLAGE, KNYSNA DISTRICT, GENERAL | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0037 | Pledge Nature Reserve, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | 34°01′46″S 23°02′35″E | ![]() | ||
9/2/052/0038 | A A S le Fleur Monument, Monument Street, Kranshoek, Plettenberg Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0039 | Grave of A A S le Fleur, Plettenberg Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0040 | Thesen's Island, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | 34°02′43″S 23°02′54″E | ![]() | ||
9/2/052/0041 | The Queen's Warehouse, Long Street, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0042 | Knysna Quays Development, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | 34°02′26″S 23°02′42″E | ![]() | ||
9/2/052/0043 | KNYSNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, GENERAL | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0044 | Railway Station Building, Rex Street, Knysna | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0045 | KRANSHOEK LOCAL AREA, GENERAL | Kranshoek | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0046 | BELVIDERE LOCAL AREA, GENERAL | Belvidere | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0047 | East Guanogat Cave, Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Knysna | ![]() | |||
9/2/052/0048 | Westford, Farm 191, Knysna District | Knysna | Knysna | ![]() |
References
- "Western Cape Provincial Heritage Sites (previously National Monuments)" (PDF). 19 September 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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