both its specific location and its history, Prospect’ is an important and ‘Mount intrinsic part of this distinctive rural/arcadian geographic valley setting, as well as of the history and the intrinsic character it embodies and projects. The Framework’/’Desired Future Character’ underpinning this was ‘Landscape produced over millennia and centuries by both nature and peoples of a range of origins, including some enslaved in colonial times. Obviously, any injury to the significant elements of this Framework’ would occasion ‘Landscape commensurate and reprehensible heritage damage and erosion. The Prospect’ site is located in an utterly strategic and position ‘Mount ‘key’ ‘link’ relative to the celebrated Groot Constantia Farm and the Pagasvlei Greenbelt, as significant components of the larger mentioned Landscape’ and ‘Cultural Framework’/’Desired Future Character’ that endures. It is a part of ‘Landscape the Constantia-Tokai Historic Farms and of the Cape Winelands Cultural Landscapes accorded Grade I significance by the SAHRA Council many years ago. This is clearly illustrated in the figure appearing below: the site is marked by a red dot. The ownership of, and the social history connected to, the farmland that became Prospect’ is distinctive and features many prominent historic figures and ‘Mount members of established Cape families, going back to the 1700’s, such as: the founder of Constantia (of which the subsequent Prospect’ was a part) ‘Mount Simon van der Stel, and the Colyn, Eksteen and Brink families, all having considerable social and farming repute at the Cape. Prospect’ was so ‘Mount named by Johannes Augustus Brink sometime between 1881 and 1893 and the Brinks owned the place for 90 years. For the past half-century the Porter family, particularly known at the Cape for motor merchandising, has been the owners of Prospect’. The family does not appear to be related to William Porter, ‘Mount former Attorney-General of the Cape and a bachelor, who returned to Ireland on his retirement from public office at the Cape (he bequeathed his property situated adjacent to the Tokai Manor House which became the — ‘Porter Reformatory’ during the 1880’s). —
both its specific location and its history, ‘Mount Prospect’ is an important and intrinsic part of this distinctive rural/arcadian geographic valley setting, as well as of the history and the intrinsic character it embodies and projects. The ‘Landscape Framework’/’Desired Future Character’ underpinning this was produced over millennia and centuries by both nature and peoples of a range of origins, including some enslaved in colonial times. Obviously, any injury to the significant elements of this ‘Landscape Framework’ would occasion commensurate and reprehensible heritage damage and erosion. The ‘Mount Prospect’ site is located in an utterly strategic ‘key’ and ‘link’ position relative to the celebrated Groot Constantia Farm and the Pagasvlei Greenbelt, as significant components of the larger mentioned ‘Cultural Landscape’ and ‘Landscape Framework’/’Desired Future Character’ that endures. It is a part of the Constantia-Tokai Historic Farms and of the Cape Winelands Cultural Landscapes accorded Grade I significance by the SAHRA Council many years ago. This is clearly illustrated in the figure appearing below: the site is marked by a red dot. The ownership of, and the social history connected to, the farmland that became ‘Mount Prospect’ is distinctive and features many prominent historic figures and members of established Cape families, going back to the 1700’s, such as: the founder of Constantia (of which the subsequent ‘Mount Prospect’ was a part) Simon van der Stel, and the Colyn, Eksteen and Brink families, all having considerable social and farming repute at the Cape. ‘Mount Prospect’ was so named by Johannes Augustus Brink sometime between 1881 and 1893 and the Brinks owned the place for 90 years. For the past half-century the Porter family, particularly known at the Cape for motor merchandising, has been the owners of ‘Mount Prospect’. The family does not appear to be related to William Porter, former Attorney-General of the Cape and a bachelor, who returned to Ireland on his retirement from public office at the Cape (he bequeathed his property situated adjacent to the Tokai Manor House — which became the ‘Porter Reformatory’ — during the 1880’s).
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