Mowbray | |
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 Mostert's Mill, February 2008 | |
 Street map of Mowbray | |
| Coordinates:33°56′46″S18°28′34″E / 33.94611°S 18.47611°E /-33.94611; 18.47611 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,726 |
| • Density | 1,710/km2 (4,430/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 44.2% |
| • White | 36.1% |
| • Coloured | 11.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.0% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 68.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.0% |
| • Xhosa | 7.4% |
| • Zulu | 2.1% |
| • Other | 14.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7700 |
| PO box | 7705 |
Mowbray is one of theSouthern Suburbs ofCape Town,South Africa and lies on the slopes ofDevil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Townfreeways and has an important multi-modalpublic transport interchange atMowbray railway station. Its original name was Driekoppen ("Three heads" inDutch).
Mowbray is bounded on the west by theM3 freeway, beyond which liesDevil's Peak, and on the north by theN2 freeway, beyond which lies the suburb ofObservatory. Towards the east, the built-up area of Mowbray ends at theM5 freeway, beyond which lies theBlack River and the suburb ofPinelands; however, the official boundaries of Mowbray also include the Rondebosch and Mowbraygolf courses, which lie beyond the M5, towards Sybrand Park and Pinelands respectively. On the south, Mowbray borders on the suburb ofRosebank with a less well-defined boundary.
TheLiesbeeck River flows from south to north through Mowbray, and separates the suburb into two distinct sections. The western section lies on the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, and contains most of the commercial development in the suburb. The eastern section, known as "Little Mowbray", lies on the low hill between the Liesbeeck and Black Rivers.
The well-known Quaker Peace Centre has its offices in Mowbray.
Mowbray is well-connected to the road network, being bounded (as described above) by the M3, M5 and N2 freeways. Apart from the freeways, the main roads in the suburb are Main Road (M4) and Liesbeeck Parkway (M57), which run north-south; Victoria Road/St. Peter's Road/Durban Road/Klipfontein Road (M18) which runs west-east; and Raapenberg Road (M52) which runs to the north-east towards Pinelands.
For public transport, Mowbray is served by a station on theMetrorail Southern Suburbs railway line. Next to the station is a largeGolden Arrow bus station with routes running out all over Cape Town, and aminibus taxi rank.
State-fundedMowbray Maternity Hospital, the only of its kind inCape Town, is located on Hornsey Road nearMowbray railway station.[2] Mowbray Maternity Hospital is a referral hospital and provides comprehensive specialised maternity services spanning the three main stages of childbirth; Antenatal care, labour and delivery, and postnatal care.[3]
Rhodes Memorial, built in memory ofCecil John Rhodes, lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak west of Mowbray near theM3 Highway. A national landmark, Rhodes Memorial lies within theTable Mountain National Park and was built with granite from the rock bases on which the mountain rests.[4] The memorial site offers panoramic day time and night time views of theCape Peninsula and Cape Town and is popular amongst tourists and locals.
TheMowbray Golf Course, adjacent to theN2 Highway, was established in 1910 and is recognised for being amongst the best in South Africa. It is an 18-holegolf course with a combination oflinks and parklands. The course has hosted the South African Open several times.[5]
The only completewindmill in South Africa was Mostert's Mill. It was built in 1796 and worked until the 1860s. It was restored in 1935 and again in 1995 and was open to the public one Saturday a month. It was destroyed in a fire in April 2021.
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