East Dockyard Gates

The East Dockyard Gates mark the end of the Historical Mile. These gates were erected during the construction of the Yard in the 1909 and are of a similar style to the West Dockyard gates. On the right hand side just inside the entrance are two buildings, one being the muster station and the other the Dockyard Police station. In the early days before time clocks dockyard workers, when entering for their shift would pick up a brass tally with their number on it which was then placed in a rack at their relevant work station and then returned to the gate at the end of the shift. The racks were constantly checked by the Yard's Timekeeper.
When the extension to the East Yard was complete the main entrance was moved to the bottom of Cole Point Road.

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For more information on the History of Simon's Town you can visit the Simon's Town Museum in Court Road.