De Beers, one of the oldest suburbs in Kimberley, is not only rich in history, but is also the preferred location for many well-known and established businesses.
Easy entry, provided by routes leading from the N12 on Quinn Street via the historic De Beers Bridge on De Beers Road, or further north via Hull Street, gives access to this suburb nestled close to the historical De Beers Mine.
Visit De Beers for a glance at the Kimberley of yesteryear, while benefiting from superb client service and products of value.
- The St Alban’s Anglican Church on Takoon Square in De Beers was built on a section of the Old De Beers Cemetery, Kimberley’s second oldest burial ground of its kind. Dating from circa May 1871, the cemetery was filled with great rapidity, and by the late 1870s had fallen into disrepair. In 1883 the Anglican community in the Gladstone and De Beers suburbs decided that church services should be held in the area rather than having women and children walking past inebriated townsfolk when attending services in Jones Street (now Phakamile Mabija Street), where St Cyprians Church was then positioned. Services were held in the De Beers Mining Company offices until the church (known originally as the De Beers Church) was ready.
