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Bellville, Western Cape Founded: 1940 Named after Charles Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape from 1848 - 1872.

Originally called Twelve Mile Stone, the exact distance from the centre of Cape Town. It was originally founded as a railway station on the line from Cape Town to Stellenbosch and the Strand, and renamed Bellville in 1861. List of references: Du Plessis, Niel M . 1998. The Tygerberg: The story of the Tygerberg Hills and the towns of Parow, Bellville, and Durbanville. Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers. pp 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. pp Tygerberg 313-314 Harris, CT; Noëth, JG; Sarkady, NG; Schutte, FM & Van Tonder, JM. 2010. Van seringboom tot kerkgebou : die argitektoniese erfenis van die Gereformeerde Kerke. Krugersdorp: Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika. pp 11, 87, 241 List of structures: AL Falaagh Mosque: n.d.. Alta du Toit Sentrum / Centre: 1960s?. Antoon Benning Woonstelle / Flats: 1960s?. Apostoliese Geloofsending (AGS) Kerk: 1973. Athlone School for the Blind: 1938. Kasselsvlei, Bashew Bros. Soft Drink Factory: n.d.. Bellville Hotel: 1939. Bellville North Primary: n.d.. Bellville South Primary: n.d.. Boston Primary School: n.d.. BT&M Factory for Barlows Caterpillar: 1964. Civic Centre and Municipal Offices: 1956-1957. CMR: 1960s?. Hoërskool Bellville, Hall: 1966. House Buurman: c1960. House Krige: c1960. House Louw: c1960. Lutheran Church: 1959. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: n.d.. Boston, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1969. East, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1969. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1940. Central, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1973. Vallei, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1980. Uitsig, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Bellville Noord: 1960. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Hall & Parsonage Vredelust: 1957. Sanlamhof - Sanlam Head Office: 1953. School: 1930. Bellville Flats, Secondary school: 1938. Sunshine Home for TB Children: 1940. Totius School: 1951 : 1955 : 1961. Tygerberg Hospital: 1956. University of The Western Cape: n.d.. University of the Western Cape, Great Hall Lecture Theatre: 1989-1991. University of the Western Cape, Library: 1987. University of the Western Cape, Life Sciences: 2010?. University of the Western Cape, Sports Stadium: 1986. University of the Western Cape, Students' Centre: n.d.. University of the Western Cape, University Square: n.d.. Volkskas Bank - now ABSA: 1960.