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Internationally, bathing boxes remain popular, but only in countries like Britain and Australia

among communities with large amounts of disposable income. In England and Wales, for
example, there are still about 25,000 beach huts. They are licensed for day use only and are

equipped with a couple of coat hooks, a couple of deck chairs and a gas ring. In recent years
there has been a revival of interest in daily and seasonal rentals, and outright ownership.

Those being owned are slightly better equipped and may have little kitchens internally and
vintage coastal artwork externally. They are sometimes branded as beach pods or studios. In

some resorts people are paying five figure prices (£ sterling) to own one. (Ferry, 2009.)

References

Kalk Bay – Muizenberg Municipality, Mayor’s Minute and Financial Statements.

Corporation of the City of Cape Town, Minute of the Mayor.

Western Cape Archives and Research Services: Beach Bathing Boxes files.

Cape Times and Argus Intaglio Supplements and Weekly Editions.

The Wynberg Times.

Chief Directorate: National Geospatial Information. (CD: NGI Mowbray.) (Formerly Trig.
Survey, Mowbray.) Aerial photography for 1935, 1958, 1968, 1977, 1988, 1996 & 2000.

A Lady (1970) Life at the Cape 100 Years Ago, Struik, Cape Town.

The Cape Town Guide Illustrated (1897) Dennis Edwards & Co., Cape Town.

Official Guidebook and Souvenir Cape Gala (1907-1908) Season, Cape Gala Association,
Cape Town.

Cobern, J. (2003) Fish Hoek Looking Back, Fish Hoek Printing & Publishing cc.,
Fish Hoek.

Clifford, J. (2003) Glencairn Gleanings, Simon’s Town Historical Association, Simon’s
Town.

Walker, M. J. (2004) St. James – A Century by the Sea, 1850 – 1950. Published privately.

Walker, M. J. (2002) Kalk Bay – ‘a place of character’. Published privately.

Newall, A. (1965) Images of the Cape, Tafelberg Uitgewers, Cape Town.

Ferry, K. (2009) Beach Huts and Bathing Machines, Shire Publications Ltd., Oxford, UK.