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Wynberg Boys' High School

1841 establishments in the Cape ColonyBoarding schools in South AfricaBoys' schools in South AfricaEducational institutions established in 1841Herbert Baker buildings and structures
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Wynberg Boys' High School is a public English medium boys high school situated in the suburb of Wynberg of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Founded in 1841, it is one of the best academic schools in Cape Town, it is believed by scholars and old boys to be the second oldest school in South Africa, however, there are several schools that were established at earlier dates as far back as 1738.

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Wynberg Boys' High School
Herschel Walk, Cape Town Cape Town Ward 62

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Herschel Walk
7800 Cape Town, Cape Town Ward 62
Western Cape, South Africa
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Dutch Reformed Church, Wynberg
Dutch Reformed Church, Wynberg

The Dutch Reformed Church in Wynberg is the 20th oldest Dutch Reformed Church congregation in the former Cape Province and the third oldest in the Cape Town metropolitan area, after the Groote Kerk (1665) and the Durbanville Dutch Reformed Church congregation (1826). Dr. Abraham van der Merwe, then moderator of the Cape Church, described Wynberg in 1954 on the congregation's 125th anniversary as "the oldest suburban congregation in the Cape Church"; therefore also in the entire Dutch Reformed Church. The congregation was founded on 20 September 1829 when the first religious service was held under the leadership of the consultant, Dr. Abraham Faure, on the farm De Onder Schuur, later the official residence Westbrooke (since 1995 officially Genadendal), at that time the property of Mr. Egbert Andries Buyskes. This historic residence is currently located within the boundaries of the Dutch Reformed congregation Rondebosch. The first chief justice of the Cape Colony, Sir John Truter, is considered the father and founder of the congregation. The first church building was consecrated on 30 September 1832 and 10 years later enlarged by the addition of two wings. The enlarged church building was demolished in 1897 to make way for the present church building, which was consecrated on 17 March 1899. The first pastor was Rev. (later Dr.) Philip Eduard Faure, a brother of the consultant, who was confirmed on 7 December 1834. He served the congregation until his death on 7 December 1882. After Dr. Faure's death, English services were introduced, but were abolished again in 1912. Members of the congregation helped establish at least two Afrikaans-medium schools within the congregation's boundaries, the Simon van der Stel Primary School and the Voortrekker High School, Kenilworth. Due to the changing demographics of the southern suburbs, the number of learners at Simon van der Stel, which remained Afrikaans, fell to below 200 in 2006 and stood at 182 (gr. 1 – 7) in 2016, the same as in 2010, while Voortrekker became a parallel medium in order to maintain its numbers and Afrikaans was gradually phased out.

Wynberg Military Base
Wynberg Military Base

Wynberg Military Base is an army post in South Africa. It is located in the suburb of Wynberg, Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. Its hosts 2 Military Hospital and the Wynberg Military Base Sports Stadium. The Victorian era Officers Club at the base was declared a national monument in 1968. During the first British invasion of the Cape a British camp was briefly established at the location of the base in 1797 due to its equidistant location between Table Bay to its north and False Bay to is south. During this period the camp briefly served as the headquarters Cape Corps. A farm owned by Alexander Tennant was purchased and a more permanent base established in 1804. It was again taken over by the British following their second successful invasion of the Cape in 1806 and remained an important British military installation until it was handed over to the newly formed Union of South Africa in 1910. During this period the 59th Regiment (2nd East Lancashire), part of the Cape garrison, was stationed at the base in 1806, from 1859 to 1861, and from 1911 to 1914. Between 1816 and 1859 the base (then a camp) fell into a state of disrepair and remained undeveloped until the 1880s. By 1886 the base was occupied by over 1,800 officers and men with stabling for roughly 300 horses. In 1899 the base was declared a military hospital eight weeks after the start of the Second Boer War, acting as an important military installation for the rest of the war. During the war No.1 and No 2 Military Hospitals were established at the base with over 1,000 beds for patients between both hospitals. Following the outbreak of World War I the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd South African Mounted Rifles received training at the base and it remained an important military hospital. During World War II the base was primarily used as a military medical centre. During the later part of the South African Border War No. 1 Hospital was demolished and replaced by 2 Military Hospital.