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Pictorial History

Pictorial History


WAGENMAKERSVALLEY 1699

  • Sommige van die Hugenote is na die Limietvallei ("grensvallei") gestuur, en dié gebied het as Val du Charron of Wagenmakersvallei bekend geword.
  • Some Huguenots were sent to Limietvallei (border or frontier valley), and this area become known as Val du Charron or Wagenmakersvallei (valley of the wagon makers).
  • Abanye abemi bamaHuguenots bathunyelwa kwintlambo iLimiet (umda okanye intlambo yasemdeni), le ngingqi yaziwa ngokuba yiVal du Charron okanye iWagenmakersvallei (intlambo yabenzi benqwelo).

TWISTNIET 1811

  • Die grond waarop hierdie huis staan, is in 1699 aan Herculé Verdeaux toegeken. Die plaas is "Champagne" genoem, en was vir die grootste deel van die 18de eeu die eiendom van Hugenote-families. In 1801 het Daniël Retief die deel waarop Twistniet gebou is, verkry. Dit is 'n tipiese T-vormige gewelopstal. Die Kerkkommissie het die grond in 1840 gekoop om die dorpskern uit te maak.
  • The land on which this house stands was granted to Herculé Verdeaux in 1699. The farm was called "Champagne" and for most of the 18th century belonged to Huguenot families. In 1801 the section on which Twistniet was built was acquired by Daniël Retief. It is a typical T-shaped, gabled homestead. In 1840 the land was bought by the Church Commission to form the nucleus of the town.
  • Umhlaba apho le ndlu imi khona wanikelwa kuHercule Verdeaux ngonyaka we-1699. Ifama yabizwa ngokuba yi"Champagne" kwaye ukususela kwinkulungwane yeshumi elinesibhozo abanikazi bayo yayiziintsapho zamaHuguenot. Ngonyaka we-1801 icandelo lomhlaba apho iTwistniet yakhiwa khona wafunyanwa nguDaniël Retief. Ngowona wona mzi utywebileyo, ukumila oku komnqamlezo. Ngonyaka we-1840 umhlaba wathengwa yiNkonzo yeKomishoni ukwakha / ukuyila isazulu sedolophu.

MALANOT

  • MALANOT staan reg langs Twistniet en was vermoedelik eens "Champagne" se wynkelder. Nadat die Kerkkommissie die plaas gekoop en in erwe onderverdeel het, het "Ryk" Dawid Malan Malanot gekoop. "Malanot" is van Malan se van afgelei.
  • MALANOT is situated immediately next to Twistniet and presumably was once the wine-cellar of "Champagne". After the farm was bought by the Church Commission and sub-divided into plots, Malanot was purchased by "Ryk" (rich) Dawid Malan. "Malanot" is derived from the surname Malan.
  • IMALANOT ikufuphi kanye neTwistniet kwaye yayingathi ngelinye ixesha ligumbi eliphantsi komhlaba lewayini ye"Champagne". Emva kokuba ifama yathengwa yiNkonzo yeKomishoni yahlula-hlulwa yaziziza, iMalanot yathengwa sisityebi uDawid Malan. Imvelaphi yeMalanot isuka kwifani uMalan.

BOVLEI MISSIONARY CHURCH 1820 / WAGENMAKERSVALLEI ­DUTCH REFORMED MISSION

  • Die Suid-Afrikaanse Sendinggenootskap het in 1796 'n bediening in Wagenmakersvallei gestig en die Woord aan slawe en ontstamde Khoikhoi wat as arbeiders vir setlaarboere gewerk het, verkondig. In 1820 het die NG Gemeente Paarl die Genootskap opgevolg en 'n klein, langwerpige rietdakkerk gebou. Dié kerkie, die oudste in die distrik, dien as landmerk in die geskiedenis van sendingwerk in Suid-Afrika. Die mense van Bovlei gebruik dit nog steeds.
  • The South African Missionary Society established a ministry in Wagenmakers­vallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised Khoikhoi people who worked as labourers to settler farmers. In 1820 they were succeeded by the Dutch Reformed congregation of Paarl and a small rectangular, thatched-roof church was built. This little church, the oldest in the district, is a landmark in the history of mission work in South Africa. It is still used by the people of Bovlei.
  • Umbutho waseMzantsi Afrika wabeFundisi waseka isebe eWagenmakersvallei ngonyaka we-1796, elaba thatha inxaxheba ekucinezeleni amakhoboka nasekubulaleni amasiko amaKhoikhoi ayesebenza njengabasebenzi babanini zifama. Ngonyaka we- 1820 lo mbutho walandelwa libandla lamaDatshi asePere nenkonzo enguxande efulelwe ngengca yakhiwa. Le nkonzo incinane, eyona indala kwesi sithili, ikwesona simo sibalulekileyo kwimbali yomsebenzi wesithunywa eMzantsi Afrika. Isasetyenziswa nanamhlanje ngabantu baseBokvlei.

DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH 1840

  • A. Grové het planne vir dié kerk in 1838 geteken nadat Wellington in 1837 geproklameer is. Op 26 Julie 1840 is die kerk, waarvan slegs die middeskip in daardie stadium voltooi was, ingewy. Die eerste leraar was ds. A.F. du Toit. Die konsistorie is in 1842 bygevoeg, die twee dwarsvleuels in 1861 en die toring in 1895.
  • Plans for this church were drawn up by A. Grové in 1838 following the proclamation of Wellington in 1837. On 26 July 1840 the church, which at that stage consisted only of the nave, was consecrated. The first minister was Reverend A.F. du Toit. In 1842 the vestry was added, in 1861 the two transepts, and the tower was completed in 1895.
  • Iiplani zale nkonzo zenziwa ngu-A. Grove ngonyaka we-1838 kulandelwa isaziso saseWellington ngonyaka we-1837. Ngomhla wama-26 kuJulayi ngonyaka we-1840 inkonzo ngelo xesha yayinomphakathi wendlu yecawa kuphela, yayizinikela. Umfundisi wokuqala yayinguMfundisi u-A.F. du Toit. Ngonyaka we-1842 igumbi lenkonzo neentlanganiso zenkonzo lakhiwa, ngonyaka we-1861 indawo ezimbini ezahlula icawa nesakhiwo esiphakamileyo sagqitywa ngonyaka we-1895.

THE DUTCH REFORMED MISSION CHURCH 1845 and 1941

  • Die Sendingkerk is in 1845 op die hoek van Kerk- en Hoofstraat gebou, en 'n Sendingkerksinode is gestig. Die gebou is gesloop en'n veel groter kerk in die Art Deco-styl is in Mellingstraat gebou en in September 1941 ingewy.
  • The Mission Church was built on the corner of Church and Main Streets in 1845 and a Mission Church Synod was founded. The building was demolished and a much bigger Art Deco style church was built in Melling Street and inaugurated in September 1941.
  • Imishini yeNkonzo yakhiwa kwikona yesitalato iChurch neMain ngonyaka we-1845 kwaza iSinodi yeMishini yeNkonzo yasekwa. Isakhiwo sachithwa kwaza kwakhiwa inkonzo eyakhiwe ngohlobo olunenkangeleko entle kwisitalato iMelling yaza yasungulwa ngoSeptemba wonyaka we-1941.

CLAIRVAUX

  • CLAIRVAUX, wat "helder uitsig" beteken, was van 1892 af dr. Andrew Murray se pastorie. Dié naam het hom aan die uitsig van die slot van St Bernard van Clairvaux in Frankryk herinner. Murray het die meeste van sy skryfwerk op die stoep met sy noordaansig gedoen. Die gebou behoort sedert 1964 aan die Hugenote-kollege.
  • CLAIRVAUX, meaning "clear view", was Dr Andrew Murray's manse from 1892. He named it to remind him of the view from the castle of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in France. Murray did most of his writing on the north-facing stoep. Since 1964 the building has belonged to the Huguenot College.
  • ICLAIRVAUX, ethetha "imbonakalo ecacileyo", yayiyindlu kaGqirha Andrew Murray ukususela kunyaka we-1892. Wayinika eli gama ukugcina imbonakalo yenqaba yeSt. Bernard yeClairvaux yaseFransi. UMurray wazibhala zonke iincwadi zakhe ehlala kweli sango lendlu lijonge emantla. Ukususela kunyaka we-1964 isakhiwo saba seseKholeji iHuguenot.

ST. ALBAN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH

  • DIE ANGLIKAANSE KERK ST ALBAN is omstreeks 1903 gebou toe 'n gemeente op Wellington gestig is. Voorheen het die Kerk van die Heilige Drie-eenheid in die Paarl die gemeente bedien.
  • ST. ALBAN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH was built around 1903 when a parish was established in Wellington. Up till then the congregation had been served by the Holy Trinity Church in Paarl.
  • INKONZO YAMATSHETSHI IST. ALBAN yakhiwa malunga nonyaka we-1903 mhla kwayilwa irhamente eWellington. Ukususela ngoko ibandla lalisebenzela kwiNkonzo iHoly Trinity ePere.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1908

  • PRESBITERIAANSE KERK 1908. John Parker het dié gebou in die neo-Gotiese styl ontwerp. Die intieme binnekant en oop dakkonstruksie roep Middeleeuse argitektuur in die herinnering
  • This building was designed by John Parker in the neo-Gothic style. The intimate interior and open roof construction recall the feel of medieval architecture
  • INKONZO YAMARHABE NGONYAKA WE-1908. Esi sakhiwo sayilwa nguJohn Parker ngenkangeleko yezi mini.

SYNAGOGUE/NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH

  • Wellington se Joodse gemeenskap het in 1902 grond vir 'n sinagoge gekoop, en Isaiah Goldstein het die hoeksteen op 24 Augustus 1921 gelê. Die huis langs die sinagoge is in 1942 gekoop, en in 1945 is nog eiendom gekoop en in 'n gemeenskapsaal en Hebreeuse Skool omskep. Dié geboue is in 1981 verkoop en die dorp se oorblywende nege Joodse gesinne het by die Paarl-gemeente aangesluit. Die gebou huisves tans die gemeente van die Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk.
  • Land to build a synagogue was bought by the Jewish community of Wellington in 1902 and the foundation stone was laid by Isaiah Goldstein on 24 August 1921. In 1942 the house adjoining the synagogue was purchased and in 1945 another property was acquired to convert into a communal hall and Hebrew School. In 1981 these buildings were sold and the remaining nine Jewish families in the town joined the Paarl congregation. The building presently houses the congregation of the New Apostolic Church.
  • Umhlaba wokwakha isinagoga wathengwa libandla lamaJuda aseWellington ngonyaka we-1902, kwaza ilitye lesiseko labekwa ngu-Isaiah Goldstein ngomhla wama-24 ku-Agasti wonyaka we-1921. Ngonyaka we-1942 indlu edibene nesinagoga yathengwa kwaza ngonyaka we-1945 omnye umhlaba wafunyanwa ukuze uguqulwe wenziwe iholo lomzi nesikolo samaHebhere. Ngonyaka we-1981 ezi zakhiwo zathengiswa kwaza iintsapho ezilithoba zamaJuda ezashiyekayo edolophini zaqhagamshelana nebandla lasePere. Ngoku isakhiwo sigcina ibandla leNkonzo eNtsha yamaPostile.

OLD MARKET BUILDING 1847 / INFORMATION BUREAU

  • OU MARKGEBOU 1847/INLIGTINGSBURO. Die marksaal was die middelpunt van die handel met dorpe soos Ceres, Tulbagh en Malmesbury. 'n Klok het gelui om aan te dui dat die mark oop is. Van 1872 het dit as Kamers vir die Dorpsraad gedien, en later as Landdroshof. Nog later het die Rooikruis dit as leendepot gebruik. Wellington se inligtingsburo word tans daarin gehuisves.
  • OLD MARKET BUILDING 1847/INFORMATION BUREAU. The market hall was the centre of trade with inland towns such as Ceres, Tulbagh and Malmesbury. The ringing of a bell signalled the opening of the market. From 1872 it served as Chambers for the Town Council and later as the Magistrate's Court. Later still, the Red Cross used it as a loan depot. It now houses Wellington's information bureau.
  • ISAKHIWO ESIDALA SEMARIKE NGONYAKA WE-1847/ICANDELO LOLWAZI. Iholo yemarike ibingundoqo worhwebo ngaphakathi ezidolophini ezifana neCeres, iTulbagh kunye neMalmesbury. Ukukhala kwentsimbi bekubonakalisa ukuba kuvulwa imarike. Ukusuka ngonyaka we-1872 ibisebenza njengendawo yeKansile yeDolophu kwaza mva njengeNkundla yaMatyala. Kamva kwakhona ibutho Lomnqamlezo Obomvu layisebenzisa njengendawo yengqesho. Ngoku isebenza njengendawo yolwazi eWellington.

MOCHUDI VILLA 1867/OUMA GRANNY'S HOUSE

  • MOCHUDI VILLA 1867/OUMA GRANNY'S HOUSE, Fonteinstraat. Dié fraai Victoriaanse huis het 'n oordekte stoep en sonkap met hout-latwerk. Dit is in 1876 gebou deur 'n sendeling wat dit na Mochudi, een van sy sendingstasies in Botswana, vernoem het. Dit is nou in die Munisipaliteit se besit en huisves mev. Joyce Hoogenhout se peroonlike versameling van historiese belang.
  • MOCHUDI VILLA 1867/OUMA GRANNY'S HOUSE, Fontein Street. This pretty Victorian house has a covered stoep and canopy with latticed woodwork. It was built in 1876 by a missionary who named it Mochudi, after one of his missions in Botswana. It is now owned by the Municipality and houses Mrs Joyce Hoogenhout's personal collection of
  • IMOCHUDI VILLA NGONYAKA WE-1867/INDLU KAMAKHULU, kwisitalato iFontein. Le ndlu yexesha likaVitoliya inevaranda egqunyiweyo enesigubungelo esinamanqwanqwa esenziwe ngamaplanga. Yakhiwa ngonyaka we-1876 ngumfundisi owayithiya ngenye yeemishini zakhe eziseBotswana, iMochudi. Ngoku le ndlu yekaMasipala kwaye igcina ingqokelela yobugcisa bukaNkosazana Joyce Hoogenhout.

THE INDEPENDENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY

  • DIE "INDEPENDENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY" is in 1894 as 'n gemeenskapsdiens-organisasie gestig om lede in siekte of dood by te staan. Die Vereniging het dié gebou in Milnerstraat tot 1957 gebruik, toe hy na Parkstraat verhuis het. Die Vereniging het in 1989 ontbind.
  • THE INDEPENDENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY was founded in 1894 as a community service organisation to support members in times of sickness or death. This building in Milner Street was used by the Society until 1957, after which they relocated to Park Street. The Society disbanded in 1989.
  • UMBUTHO ONOBUBELE OZIMELEYO wasekwa ngonyaka we-1894 njengombutho wenkonzo yobudlelane ukuxhasa amalungu ngexesha lokugula okanye lokufa. Esi sakhiwo kwisitalato iMilner sasityenziswa nguMbutho de kwangunyaka we-1957, emva koko wafudukela kwisitalato iPark. Lo mbutho waqhekeka ngonyaka we-1989.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • OPENBARE BIBLIOTEEK. Wellington se openbare biblioteek is in 1879 gestig. In die fondament van dié gebou uit 1923 is daar 'n verseëlde fles met die handtekeninge van die destydse burgemeester en raadslede, plaaslike predikante, lede van die Biblioteekkomitee, plaaslike skool- en kollegehoofde, die argitek, bouer en bibliotekaris, asook verskeie munte en uitgawes van die Cape Times, Die Burger en Wellington Gazette.
  • Wellington's public library was established in 1879. This building, which dates from 1923, has a sealed bottle in its foundations containing the signatures of the erstwhile mayor and councillors, local church ministers, Library Committee members, principals of local schools and colleges, the architect, builder and librarian, as well as several coins and editions of the Cape Times, Die Burger and the Wellington Gazette.
  • ITHALA LEENCWADI LIKAWONKE-WONKE. Ithala leencwadi likawonke-wonke laseWellington lasekwa ngonyaka we-1879. Esi sakhiwo, esi sukela kunyaka we-1923, sinebhotile etywiniweyo kwisiseko sayo enemisayino ebalulekileyo kasodolophu namalungu akhe, abefundisi becawa zesithili, amalungu eKomiti eThala leeNcwadi, iinqununu zezikolo zesithili nekholeji, abayili bezakhiwo, umakhi, nosoncwadi, kunye neenkozo zemali ezahlukeneyo neentlelo zeCape Times, iDie Burger kunye nePhephandaba lombuso laseWellington.

VICTORIA JUBILEE PARK

  • VICTORIA-JUBILEUMPARK met sy ingang wat die kroning van Edward VII gedenk, is vir Wellington se mense 'n plek om te ontspan
  • VICTORIA JUBILEE PARK with its entrance commemorating the coronation of Edward VII is a place of relaxation and recreation for the people of Wellington.
  • IPAKA YESIKHUMBUZO SIKAVITOLIYA enesango layo elikhumbuza ukubekwa kuka-Edward weSixhenxe (VII) yindawo yokuphumla nokuzonwabisa yabantu baseWellington.

BLOCKHOUSE

  • Van al die Britse forte uit die Anglo-Boereoorlog van 1899 tot 1902 wat nog bestaan, lê dié blokhuis die verste suid. Duisende sulke blokhuise is opgerig om die spoorlyn na die noorde te beskerm en sleutelpunte soos brûe, toegange tot dorpe, ens. te beskerm. Dié veelvlakkige klip-blokhuis het skietgate om verdediging snags te verbeter.
  • This blockhouse is the southernmost surviving British fortification from the Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902. Thousands of these were erected to protect the railway line to the north and to defend key positions like bridges, entrances to towns etc. This multi-storeyed stone blockhouse was fitted with loopholes to improve night-time defence.
  • Le nqaba yakhiwe ngemithi yeyona nqaba yasindayo yaseMzantsi kanye yamaBritani ukusuka kwimfazwe ye-Anglo Boer yaseMzantsi Afrika ngonyaka we-1899 ukuya kunyaka we-1902. Amawaka ezi nqaba emiswa ukukhusela umgaqo kaloliwe ukuya emantla nokukhusela iindawo ezibalulekileyo ezifana nebhulorho, amasango okungena edolophini, njalo njalo. Ezi nqaba zamatye zininzi zinemigangatho emininzi zazifakelwe amakroba ukuphucula ukhuseleko lwasebusuku.

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