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times. Simplicity was the keynote of domestic architecture during the Middle
Ages and here at St. James on the rugged slopes which overlook the False
Bay, this small house is delightfully typical.

The Rafters was followed by the design of Longleat, 8 Rodwell Road,
(client Councillor L.S. Sloman) in 1933. This beautiful home which was
bought in the 1940s by Commander “Jimmy” and Mrs. Peggy Ricketts

remained in the family for over fty years. The original home on this site,
Kogarah (owner Mr. P.W. Mallet) had to be demolished to make way for
Longleat.
Walgate and Elsworth had a long association with the Holy Trinity

Church, Kalk Bay. It started back in 1925 when they designed a cottage for
the two Bryant sisters which stood behind the church below Quarterdeck
Road (today 36 Quarterdeck Road).

The following year they did a further three designs for the church. The
rst two were the design of the Verger’s and Curator’s cottages while
the third design was of a new vestry, a separate building which was an
appendage to the church.

In 1939 they designed an entire new rectory which replaced the 1900
design of architects Baker and Masey.

The partnership of Walgate and Elsworth was dissolved in 1939. Lance
Elsworth (often referred to in correspondence as Captain Elsworth) was an
outstanding artist and worked mainly in watercolours. He and Professor
A. Roworth founded the South African Society of Artists. Elsworth’s other
speciality was his great interest in the architectural design of moulded gables
blended with Cape Dutch architecture. This was evident in his design of the
Westlake Golf clubhouse, Lakeside in 1939 where an attractive moulded
gable was evident above the ight of stairs leading to the main entrance
door, and Cape Dutch
gables graced the
north and south sides
of the clubhouse.

Elsworth was
tragically killed in
a car accident on
23 December 1971,
when his car and a

petrol tanker collided
in Somerset West.

The rectory - January 2010