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Atwell's Bakery
Simon's Town, Western Cape

John PARKER: Architect

Date:1897
Type:Bakery
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
34°11'36.05" S 18°25'53.28" E Alt: 22m

Also referred to as the ABC Building. Prior to its 1897 remodelling, the building was a lodging house and housed the Naval Club. It was owned by the S.A. Milling Co who owned the Atwell’s Bakeries chain that supplied bread to the navy until 1929.


References:

Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 164