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Hoogstraat is die oudste en sentrale hoofstraat van Worcester, die hoofdorp in die Breedevallei.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worcester self is in 1820 as dorp gestig nadat die plaas Roodewal vir die stigting van die dorp gekoop is. Die uitleg van Worcester was tipies van vroe\u00eb 19de-eeuse Kaapse dorpe \u2013 die dorp is rondom die huidige NG kerk se Kerkplein beplan, wat die hart van die vroe\u00eb dorp gevorm het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoogstraat, nie Hoofstraat nie\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hoogstraat is letterlik die “hoofstraat” van Worcester en het ontstaan as die belangrike sentrale deel tussen die noordelike en suidelike gedeeltes van die vroe\u00eb nedersetting. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy ligging verbind histories verskeie belangrike roetes na omliggende plase en buurdorpe. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die naam veroorsaak nogal dikwels verwarring. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vreemdes is geneig om die straat Hoofstraat, eerder as Hoogstraat, te noem. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mense reken skynbaar die hoofstraat deur ‘n dorp sal vanselfsprekend Hoofstraat heet. Nietemin kan mens waarskynlik aflei dat die Engelse invloed van destyds die deurslaggewende faktor was toe di\u00e9 straat sy naam moes kry. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Destyds is die hoofstrate in Engeland se dorpe nie Main Street nie, maar wel High Street genoem \u2013 en siedaar, Worcester pronk vir ewig met Hoogstraat as hoof\u00adstraat.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDaar word tot vandag toe afgelei dat die Engelse invloed ‘n deurslaggewende rol gespeel het in die benaming van Worcester se Hoogstraat. Foto: Juliette Kotze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Belangrike sakeondernemings en ontwikkeling\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hoogstraat het gou die ekonomiese polsslag van Worcester geword. Soos met die meeste plattelandse dorpe in Suid-Afrika, het die kerkplein en die aangrensende hoofstraat ‘n natuurlike handelskern gevorm. In die 19de en 20ste eeu het verskeie invloedryke families en entrepreneurs sakeondernemings hier gevestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aan die suidepunt van Hoogstraat, naby die Kerkplein, was vroe\u00eb ondernemings soos algemene handelaars, kafees, meulens en banke gele\u00eb. ‘n Paar van die mees noemens\u00adwaardige vroe\u00eb ondernemings sluit in:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Hugo & Smuts, een van die oudste handelsfirmas in Hoogstraat;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Worcester Landbouko\u00f6perasie, wat later een van die grootste rolspelers in die plaaslike ekonomie geword het;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Standard Bank, een van die eerste kommersi\u00eble banke op die plein;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Victoria Hotel, ‘n ikoniese hotel wat oor dekades heen dikwels prominente reisigers gehuisves het, en\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Drosdygebou\/Drostdy, oorspronklik die magistraatskantoor en administrasiesentrum.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kerkplein en historiese boukuns\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Die kerkplein is die stadsplein in die hart van Worcester, waar die Nederduits Gereformeerde kerk (NG kerk) sedert 1834 staan. Die kerk is in Kaaps-Hollandse styl gebou en die omliggende plein is vroe\u00ebr gebruik vir markdae, sosiale byeenkomste, optogte en ander gemeenskapsgeleenthede. Oorkant die plein, op die hoek van Hoog- en Adderleystraat, is ‘n pragtige Art Deco-gebou, wat in 1936 gebou is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die selfde kruising is ‘n klein gebou, die voormalige Sondagskoolgebou van die Rynse Sendingkerk, waarin ‘n godsdienstige herlewing in 1860 plaasgevind het tydens die tyd van ds. Andrew Murray, ‘n w\u00eareldbekende teoloog, wat baie betrokke was by Worcester se kulturele lewe en dikwels die ateljee vir kulturele vergaderings gebruik het. Hy het ook geveg vir die bewaring van ou geboue. N\u00e1 sy dood in 1943 het die gebou ‘n kunsskool geword met Jean Welz as hoof. Skilderye deur Hugo Naude, Welz en Paul du Toit word daar uitgestal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die argitektuur langs Hoogstraat weerspie\u00ebl nou nog verskeie boustyle, insluitend Kaaps-Hollands, Victoriaans en Edwardiaans. Heelwat van die geboue is as erfenisbates verklaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sosiale en gemeenskapslewe\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hoogstraat was deur die eeue die toneel van optogte, feeste, politieke byeenkomste\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
en belangrike historiese oomblikke. Volks-vergaderings, vieringe n\u00e1 die einde van die Anglo-Boereoorlog en 20ste-eeuse politieke optogte het voor die plein plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vandag\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hoogstraat is steeds Worcester se hoofsaaklike sake- en bestuursentrum. Baie van die oorspronklike geboue huisves moderne winkels, restaurante en kantore, maar die straat se karakter en geskiedkundige waarde is grootliks behou. Die Kerkplein en omliggende besighede is steeds belangrik vir die dorp se identiteit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Bykomende bronne: Worcester Toerisme, Worcester Standard-argrief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n‘n Foto wat rondom 1930 geneem is. Let op die petrolpompe wat toe nog op straat gestaan het. Hoogstraat staan ook uit as gevolg van sy breedte. Di\u00e9 straat, wat in werklikheid uit vier verkeersbane met ‘n middelmannetjie bestaan, is destyds in 1820 toe die dorp oorspronklik in vierkantige blokke uitgel\u00ea is, uitgemeet. Daar is destyds gespesifiseer dat Hoogstraat 100 voet – sowat 30 meter – breed moes wees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hoogstraat is die oudste en sentrale hoofstraat van Worcester, die hoofdorp in die Breedevallei. 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