English: The Mission Station which is an important place of interest because of both its history and its architectural beauty, was founded in 1808 by the Moravian missionaries Kohrhammer and Schmidt under the auspices of Governor Lord Caledon on the site occupied by the Dutch East India Company's military and cattle outpost, “t Groenekloof", founded by Dutch Governor Simon van der Stel in 1679. The site houses the original church building still used today for the same purpose, the “Kleine (Little) Post” military outpost converted to a parsonage, mission houses now used as clerical buildings, a 1935 school house still used for this purpose, the historic shop used as a restaurant, the historic water mill restored and used as a local museum, a slave tree, a reed and thatch historic house, historic bakery with replica outside oven and a more recently constructed community hall.
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/060/0004.
The Mamre Wild Flower Show is an annual event hosted by the City of Cape Town during which the Church performs choral music shows, brass bands and often professional artists from the Cape Town classical and jazz community. Mamre is situated between Atlantis and Darling, on the R307, an hour’s drive from Cape Town.
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