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THE OUTSPAN AT FISH HOEK |
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HISTORY |
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The Fish Hoek Outspan
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Picture
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on the southern side of Kommetjie Road approximately |
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100m from the traffic circle and |
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on its southern border - see “who was who” below. |
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Once a part of Fish
Hoek Farm it was the place where oxen |
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and horses pulling wagons and carts were
rested from as |
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early as the mid 1700s as there was an
abundance of fresh |
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water emanating from a perennial spring
which still runs to |
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this day. |
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The Outspan is now a parking area and is
a part of what is |
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the oldest trading area in Fish Hoek. The first shop in
Fish |
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Hoek (The District Bazaar) is opposite on the corner of |
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c1920. Further down the road is The Outspan Hotel, |
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previously known as The
Milton Hotel in the 1920s. |
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Significantly, the legendary pair Messrs
A.P. Jones and |
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Historical Hunt @ Night - |
Albert Wakeford
both started out in small shops opposite |
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Fish Hoek’s Nooks and Spooks |
The Outspan. |
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Every Saturday evening @ 20h00 (19h00 in Winter) hunt |
The area reportedly boasts three ghosts namely on the |
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Fish Hoek’s haunted corner for clues
that will introduce |
Outspan, another at the De Villiers’
graves on the |
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you to an array of historical attractions located on what |
Western side of the Dutch Reformed Church
and a third |
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was once a farmyard - click to enquire. |
inside what was the first shop. |
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Note:
minimum group size is 15. |
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OUTSPAN ROAD: WHO WAS
WHO 1951/2 |
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Sevenoaks, H.W. “Mount Stuart” |
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Hoal, W.G. “Three Arches” |
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Brown, J.C. “Hazelhurst” |
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Hines, D. 2. “Hazelhurst” |
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Newton, Mrs S. “Mangersta” |
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Click here
for a link to The Kalk Bay Outspan |
Allcock, Mrs O. “Epperstone” |
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Harris, J.R. “Hilton” |
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Holwill, Mrs M.J. “Marlen” |
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Pottinger, T.P. “The Outspan” |
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Crawford, J.S. “The Moorings” |
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Source: Cape Times (1952). Cape Peninsula Directory, self published. |
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