Old Town Hall

The town of Beaufort West boasted the first town hall in the Cape Colony. Built between 1865 and 1867, it is a large, solid, flat-roofed structure with a hexagonal tower over the door. The tower houses three bells, which were made in France. The name of the maker, Eugène Baudouin à Marseille, and the date, 1866, are engraved on one. The building is now part of the Beaufort West Museum complex.