College Cape Town School of English Cape Town International School of Languages Adèle Beauty Therapy School Cape Town School of Eurythmy School of Practical Philosophy Many national banks and chains of shops have branches in Claremont. Sport Some Claremont sports clubs and facilities, past and present: Claremont Cricket Club (1876- ) – no longer in Claremont Kenilworth Racecourse (1882- ) – Kenilworth later became a suburb in its own right Violets Rugby Club (c1886- ) – moved to Crawford in the 1970s Villagers' Rugby Football Club (1875 -) – moved to Claremont from Mowbray in 1898. Claremont Swimming Baths (1895-1960s) Claremont Tennis Club (1908- ) Rosmead Sports Ground (1921- ) Cape Technical College Grounds (1927- ) Ackerman's Sports Grounds (later Impala Park) (1920s-2000s) Celtic Harriers Athletics Club (1970- ) Medical Claremont's first medical facility may have been the temporary isolation hospital set up during the 1882 smallpox epidemic. Other medical facilities, past and present: Claremont Medical & Surgical Sanatorium (1896–1901) Kingsbury Maternity Home (1945- ) Claremont Medical Centre (1970- ) – on the old Crown Hotel site Kingsbury Hospital (1990s- ) Public amenities Claremont Post Office (1846-2019) Claremont Town Hall (1879–1946) Claremont Library (1897- ) Arderne Gardens (1927- ) Clareinch Nurses' War Memorial Home (1934- ) – moved to Pinelands in the 1960s Janet Bourhill Institute (1944- ) – moved to Bonteheuwel in the 1970s Clareinch Post Office (1936- ) Claremont Civic Centre (1960- ) Footnotes References Field, S. (Ed) (2001). Lost Communities, Living Memories. Henshilwood, N. (1972). A Cape Childhood. Louw, J. & Malan L. (1984). The Louws of Louwvliet. Murray, J. (1958). Claremont Album. Playne, S. (1911). Cape Colony – Its Commerce, Industry and Resources. Tredgold, A. (1990). The Ardernes and their Garden''. External links Claremont Central The Claremont Community Website Claremont Directory Suburbs of Cape Town