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moored in Kalk Bay. Through this he met the Cosyn and Saliem families– traditional Kalk
Bay fishermen – and particularly Janodien [Bebbies] Cosyn, who skippered Snowgoose for
him. They became very close and good friends and Dad was much involved in the Kalk Bay
fishermen’s community as a result.’
After his death in 1968 the three erven comprising Arlington were sold to Cape Arlington
Pty. Ltd., on 19 December 1968.
Robin Rise
The large house Robin Rise is immediately behind Beaufort Cottage but the entrance is at 3
Prenton Street. When the Quarterdeck Estate lots were sold the Honourable Justice James
Stratford bought Lots 1 – 4 on 30 June 1934 in the great sell off by the Anderson family. In
1938 he sold off Lots 2 and 3 to Ashley-Cooper. Justice Stratford was another distinguished
resident of the area. Born in 1869 in Uitenhage he became a judge of the Transvaal Provincial
Division in 1921, Judge of Appeal in 1927, and Chief Justice for the years 1938 and 1939 at
which stage he retired.
The rough sketch by the architect Brian Mansergh shows that by 1940 Justice Stratford
owned Beaufort Cottage and the erf behind. (Fig. 3.88.) There were problems with the plans
for the new house and these were compounded by the rock shelf that had plagued the builders
of Quarterdeck Road. The red contour lines here indicate this shelf. The problem for Stratford
and his architect was how to fit a substantial house on to the level part of the erf without
encroaching on the required 15ft setback to Prenton Street. Mansergh mentions that there is a
drop off to the south of 15ft (4.5m) with a similar drop behind Beaufort Cottage. There was a
great deal of to-ing and fro-ing on this between the City Engineer and the architect but
eventually it was agreed that the lots would be consolidated and then subdivided more or less
on the line of the rock outcrop. (Fig. 3.89.) Permission was also given to demolish the back
wall of Beaufort Cottage as it was felt it did not affect its protected status.
