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SPRINGS

​Springs was first established as a coal-mining town in 1887. It was laid out as a township in 1904 and became a municipality in 1912. It was named after the farm The Springs, named after springs of water there.

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Corner House

  • Corner House 1930 - cnr 2nd and 3rd st Springs

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Exploration Building

               Exploration Building 1918 2nd Street

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Walkers Building 

  •            Walkers building 2nd street Springs

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Shimwell's Building

  •            Shimwell's Building 1928 2nd Street

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Sutherlands Buildings

                      Sutherlands Buildings 2nd Street

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Springs Fire Station

Springs fire station 1938 - Art deco building 1st declared monument in Springs

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Ou Sinkhuis

Ou Sinkhuis 1892 The oldest house in Springs. Was the corrugated Colliery house which was part of the Springs Colliery

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Steam engine

Steam engine - Presidents park Springs

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Steam engine

Steam engine - Presidents park Springs

Geduld Cemetery

  • Geduld Cemetery – 1st Ave, Geduld - The entrance gatehouse to the cemetery

Church Hall

  • Church Hall – 5th St, Geduld The cornerstone was laid by Rev JM Louw on 30 November 1918. Now used as a car sales lot.

Commonwealth War Graves Palmietfontein

Commonwealth War graves situated in Aston Lake in the district of Springs. This cemetery are for those who died in the Second World War 1939 to 1945. the graves are for those whom served during the war in the Natives Corps, Coloured Corps and the Indian Corps.

Geduld Proprietary Mines War memorial

  • Geduld Proprietary Mines War memorial – Plantation Rd Cnr South Main Reef Rd – dedicated of those who died during the Great War 1914-1919.

Olympia Park Swimming Pool

  • Olympia Park Swimming Pool – Swim Rd Geduld – dated 1932 – now dilapidated.  Next to the once famous Pam Brink stadium of 1949. All let to ruin.

Anti-aircraft gun and Naval gun

  • Anti-aircraft gun and Naval gun – outside Olympia Park Swimming Pool, Swim Re Geduld – these guns dated to the 2nd World War 1939-1945. Currently neglected, but might find new life in a proposed open-air museum in President’s Park.

Springs hotel

  • Springs hotel – 1st St opp railway station – 1932 built in the Art Deco style

Locomotive

  • Locomotive – premises of railway station, 1st St

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