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CDW13
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Post date: 22/12/2014
This site is a complex of buildings built from stone, cement, mud bricks and breeze blocks. According to the landowner, Mr Du Plessis, the two main buildings were used as a school (CDW13A) and the principal’s house (CDW13B). The three other buildings of the complex include a cottage (CDW13C), a possible stone kraal (CDW13D) and a toilet (CDW13E). All buildings are located within an area of some 120 m by 40 m. Mr Du Plessis’s father, who attended the school, bought the land in 1939, at which point the buildings were unoccupied. The presence of a grave (CDW15) nearby dating to 1935 suggests that the buildings were abandoned during the late 1930’s. The garage across the river (CDE17) belonged to this complex. Prior to the construction of the N7, the road along the east bank of the river was the only access to the area. As a result vehicle owners had to park on the east bank and cross the river by boat to access their land.