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The document describes the Settlement Patterns & Built Environment overview for Robben Island Museum, detailing historical settlement phases across the island from the 1600s to the 1900s, including where residents lived, key structures, and notable sites such as the kramat and various buildings. It explains how settlement shifted from the eastern side to the southeast and north areas, and provides historical milestones for each period with references to specific buildings and changes up to 1931. The content is part of a broader informational site on Robben Island, outlining historical development rather than presenting a contractual or procurement action.
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Settlement Patterns & Built Environment
An online historical overview describing Robben Island’s settlement phases, buildings, residential areas and other built-environment sites from the 1600s to the present.
- Who it is for
- People seeking information about Robben Island’s history and built environment
- How to act on it
- Read the overview on the Robben Island Museum website.
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Settlement Patterns & Built Environment OVERVIEW
Key Takeaways
- subject: Robben Island settlement patterns
- time periods: 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s
- geographic focal points: eastern side, southeast, Minto’s Hill, Boundary Road
- notable sites: kramat (Prince Pangerau Chakra Deningrat), Postholder’s house, convict buildings, leper compounds
- milestones: 1654 initial settlement, 1806-1808 new settlement for British prison, 1833 expanded facilities, 1931 plan listing ~170 buildings with ~90 leper structures
- context: built environment and residential development linked to prison/hospital functions