Harfield Village Before Forced Removals

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Harfield Village Before Forced Removals

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Cape Town audio tour: Harfield Village Before Forced Removals
This is a 0.9mi walking tour
It takes an average of 30 mins to complete.
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About the Tour

A father and daughter team up to document some of the oral history of Harfield Village. Then known as Lower Claremont, Harfield was a mixed race area before the Group Areas Act forced non-white citizens to move. At 17 years old, storyteller Carl Thorne was among them. Terry-Jo Thorne is a passionate local historian of the area. Share in the humorous and heartbreaking history of Harfield through the eyes of an ex-resident.

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Social Movements Neighbourhoods

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Terry-Jo Thorne

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I am an oral historian based in Cape Town. My work looks at heritage, stories, memories and identity. You can find my main heritage project at www.claremonthistories.co.za and in 2016 a large-scale community history project will be launched at www.sahistory.org.za.

Preview Location

Location 2

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TJ: So, meet my father, Carl Thorne.

Carl: This house, on the left with the round windows...I'm gonna tell you a story about it. you can keep walking while I tell the story.

This house has a funny and a painful story to it. I must have been about 7 or 6 years old and I... Read More
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  1. Start location
    69-73 2nd Ave, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
  2. Total distance
    1km
  3. Final location
    55 2nd Ave, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
  4. Distance back to start location
    54.08m

Directions to Starting Point

Brad's Grill is a well-known restaurant on 2nd Avenue. From Harfield train station, walk down Stafford Street, right onto 1st Avenue and immediate left onto Devon St to exit opposite the clearly marked corner restaurant

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

1st Avenue Cafe, Twiggs Coffee Shop, Hampstead Road Park

Best time of day

Any time. Shadows are long in the late afternoon.

Precautions

Harfield is a very safe area.

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