Jubilee Square

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Jubilee Square in 1880, when it was still known as Market Square. (It was the market where farmers in the area came to sell their produce.)

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A view of Jubilee Square and Simon’s Town from the sea, circa 1880. William Anderson’s fishing shed is in the foreground.

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Jubilee Square in 1950.

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Children from the Muslim School plant a palm on Jubilee Square in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of George V. Each school in the town planted a palm on Jubilee Square (and its name dates from this occasion.)

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Celebrations on Jubilee Square for the coronation of George VI in 1937. The SATS General Botha (ex HMS Thames) lies in the backgroud.

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Jubilee Square after its major facelift in 1986.

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Jubilee Square in 2016.