Gordon's Bay is the smallest of three towns in the Helderberg region (Somerset West, Strand and Gordon's Bay), so named after the Helderberg Mountain which is part of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains which border the locality on two sides. Gordon's Bay was originally named "Fish Hoek", many years before the town of the same name, located on the western side of False Bay, was founded. Evidence of this can be seen on the outside wall of the local Post Office.
Gordon's Bay consists of the old village, situated around the old harbour and Bikini Beach, the mountainside on the lower slopes of the Hottentots-Holland mountains overlooking False Bay, and the low-lying suburbs close to the main beach, making up the most recent expansion of the town.
The older part of Gordon's Bay includes the South African Naval College, a junior officer training center adjacent to the old harbour and yacht marina. Above the harbour on the mountainside is an emblem of a giant anchor and the letters "GB" assembled from painted stones which stands for General Botha, the name of the earlier training base, SATS General Botha, which was also the original name of the naval station in the town. The Steenbras Dam, one of Cape Town's suppliers of drinking water, is located behind the mountain above the town.
Gordon's Bay has a blue flag beach, Bikini Beach, to the south of the harbour, which is generally popular, particularly with students from the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University.[4] The beach is funded by the City of Cape Town to properly maintain facilities that include public showers, changing rooms, bathrooms and a grassy promenade. The beach is considered safe and is regularly patrolled by a seasonal security guard.[5]
Gordon's Bay was a municipality from 1961 to 1996. The town council assumed a coat of arms, designed by Schalk Pienaar, in July 1962,[6] and registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in November 1962[7] and at the Bureau of Heraldry in November 1988.[8]
The arms were : Per chevron, the chief barry wavy Argent and Azure and the base Vert, in chief two anchors and in base a protea slipped and leaved, Or. In layman's terms, the shield was divided in two by a chevron-shaped line, the upper half displaying two golden anchors on a background of silver and blue wavy stripes, and the lower half a golden protea flower on a green background.
The crest was a yacht in full sail, and the motto Sol et salubritas.
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Not to be confused with Gordon s Bay Australia This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gordon s Bay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gordon s Bay Afrikaans Gordonsbaai is a harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa It is included in the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality as a suburb of the Helderberg region formerly called Hottentots Holland 2 It is situated on the shores of Gordon s Bay in the northeastern corner of False Bay about 58 km from Cape Town to the south of the N2 national road and is named after Robert Jacob Gordon 1743 1795 the Dutch explorer of Scottish descent 3 Gordon s Bay GordonsbaaiHarbour Island Gordon s BayGordon s BayShow map of Western CapeGordon s BayShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 34 10 00 S 18 52 00 E 34 16667 S 18 86667 E 34 16667 18 86667CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeMunicipalityCity of Cape TownArea 1 Total9 67 km2 3 73 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total16 776 Density1 700 km2 4 500 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African10 9 Coloured19 8 Indian Asian1 5 White65 6 Other2 2 First languages 2011 1 Afrikaans59 1 English32 6 Xhosa2 1 Other6 2 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 7140PO box7151Area code021An aerial photograph of the beach at Gordons Bay Gordon s Bay is the smallest of three towns in the Helderberg region Somerset West Strand and Gordon s Bay so named after the Helderberg Mountain which is part of the Hottentots Holland Mountains which border the locality on two sides Gordon s Bay was originally named Fish Hoek many years before the town of the same name located on the western side of False Bay was founded Evidence of this can be seen on the outside wall of the local Post Office Gordon s Bay consists of the old village situated around the old harbour and Bikini Beach the mountainside on the lower slopes of the Hottentots Holland mountains overlooking False Bay and the low lying suburbs close to the main beach making up the most recent expansion of the town The older part of Gordon s Bay includes the South African Naval College a junior officer training center adjacent to the old harbour and yacht marina Above the harbour on the mountainside is an emblem of a giant anchor and the letters GB assembled from painted stones which stands for General Botha the name of the earlier training base SATS General Botha which was also the original name of the naval station in the town The Steenbras Dam one of Cape Town s suppliers of drinking water is located behind the mountain above the town Gordon s Bay has a blue flag beach Bikini Beach to the south of the harbour which is generally popular particularly with students from the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University 4 The beach is funded by the City of Cape Town to properly maintain facilities that include public showers changing rooms bathrooms and a grassy promenade The beach is considered safe and is regularly patrolled by a seasonal security guard 5 Contents 1 Coat of arms 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCoat of arms EditGordon s Bay was a municipality from 1961 to 1996 The town council assumed a coat of arms designed by Schalk Pienaar in July 1962 6 and registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in November 1962 7 and at the Bureau of Heraldry in November 1988 8 The arms were Per chevron the chief barry wavy Argent and Azure and the base Vert in chief two anchors and in base a protea slipped and leaved Or In layman s terms the shield was divided in two by a chevron shaped line the upper half displaying two golden anchors on a background of silver and blue wavy stripes and the lower half a golden protea flower on a green background The crest was a yacht in full sail and the motto Sol et salubritas See also EditPorts and harbours in South Africa Steenbras Dam List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gordon s Bay References Edit a b c d Main Place Gordon s Bay Census 2011 Official planning suburbs Retrieved 17 March 2019 Robert Jacob Gordon 1743 1795 The Man and His Travels at the Cape Patrick Cullinan Winchester Struik 1992 Blue Flag South Africa Bikini beach at Gordon s Bay in Cape Town Archived from the original on 2012 06 07 Retrieved 2012 07 09 Gordon s Bay Security Security Page Archived from the original on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2012 07 09 Western Cape Archives Gordon s Bay Municipal Minutes 25 July 1962 Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette 3161 23 November 1962 http www national archsrch gov za permanent dead link External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gordon s Bay Gordon s Bay Directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon 27s Bay amp oldid 1172493912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
