NZASM Bakehouse, Waterval Boven
Industrial & railway heritage · Mpumalanga
Waterval Boven / EmgwenyaView on map
About this site
A stone bakehouse built by the Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM) during construction of the Pretoria–Delagoa Bay railway in the 1890s, part of the town's railway-era precinct alongside the historic tunnel and Five Arches Bridge.
Why it matters
Rare surviving example of NZASM railway-support architecture. The surrounding rail precinct anchors Waterval Boven's heritage identity and its potential as a rail-heritage tourism stop.
Gallery
The NZASM rail tunnel at Waterval Boven — Olivier.karin, Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
The NZASM tunnel in the 1890s — Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Elands River falls at Waterval Boven — Project field research