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Exploring Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet lies in a valley
eroded by the Sundays River.
The gardens and tree-lined
avenues form a striking contrast
to the bleak expanse of the sur-
rounding Karoo. Many of the
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town’s historic buildings have
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The War Memorial Spandau Kop looms over the town over 200 are national monu-
The memorial honours the ments. The main architectural
fallen of both World Wars. attractions lie between Bourke
and Murray streets.
Spandau
Kop St James’s R Dutch Reformed Church
Church
N O R T H S T R E E T considered to be the finest
This beautiful church is
example of Gothic architecture
in the country. Completed in
1887, it was modelled on
C A L E D O N S T R E E T Built in 1812 for Reverend Andrew Murray, P Stretch’s Court
Salisbury Cathedral.
. Reinet House
this is a fine example of H-shaped, six-
In 1855 Captain Charles Stretch
gabled Cape Dutch architecture.
bought land near the Drostdy to
build cottages for his labourers.
Restored in 1977, these are now
Urquhart House an annexe of the Drostdy Hotel.
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This former Dutch Reformed
Mission Church displays works
by contemporary South African
artists, among them Irma Stern
Old Library
P A R L I A M E N T S T R E E T Museum and Cecil Skotnes (see p376).
Hester Rupert Art
Museum
S T R E T C H ’ S C O U R T
. The Old Residency
The Drostdy This imposing Cape Dutch
Heraldic detail on a plaque at manor was completed in the
the Drostdy (magistrate’s court), 1820s, and the origi nal fanlight
a building designed by French can still be seen above the front
architect Louis Michel Thibault door. Today, the gabled manor
in 1804. is an annexe of Reinet House. The Dutch Reformed Church
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