This is a picture of the United Services Institute and the Runciman Building in 1895. The Wesleyan Chapel can be seen on the hill above. Picture: Simon’s Town Museum
This recent picture shows the Sweetest Thing store where the Runciman Building once was.This is looking up Alfred Lane, from St George’s Street, towards the Noorul Islam Mosque, in the mid 1980s. Initially, religious services for the Muslim community were conducted wherever suitable accommodations were available. However, in 1888, an old house located on Thomas Street was renovated and used as a place of worship. In 1911, the Muslim community acquired the building, and the construction of the current mosque was finished in 1926. Picture: Simon’s Town MuseumThis is a recent photo looking up Alfred Lane, from St George’s Street, towards the Noorul Islam Mosque. RS Whyte’s grocery store in the late 1800s. Picture: Simon’s Town MuseumThis Whyte building is now home to a furniture store.
