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In November 1915 Godfrey wrote again. He had had plans drawn by well-known architects Jones

& Draiby and he hoped they would be accepted by the Municipality. It is not known whether
permission was given but a big house appeared on this site and can be seen in later photos. In 1924

– only 9 years after buying, Godfrey sold up and no other trace of him in Kalk Bay was found.

Unfortunately for the home owners all of this was expropriated when the plan to extend Boyes
Drive through the mountain was announced. The properties were expropriated by the City in 1972

and all the houses were demolished. (Fig. 3.23).

Anderson Road

The name of Mrs. Annie Maria Anderson cropped up in the erf research conducted by the KBHA
over an extended period.

A huge piece of land previously owned by the van Blerks, was registered in her name on 8 January
1916. It was about 376 square roods or about 9,500 sq m – roughly the size of a rugby field.

It is difficult to grasp the scale of the Anderson properties even when looking at the 1935 aerial

photo. The erf itself is shown with later houses and extends across Anderson Road to the three

houses on the other side of the road. (Fig. 3.24). Further research on Annie Anderson showed she
was not related to the better known ‘Quarterdeck’ Andersons.

This photo of Mrs Anderson’s house taken in 2023 suggests that it has probably been much altered.
(Fig. 3.25). A directory entry for Fairholme shows Mrs Anderson was living there in 1930. She

became a very big property owner in both Kalk Bay and St James, and at least 19 erven were

registered, bought and sold in her name over a period of years. There may well have been more.

Nearly all of her property-dealing happened after her husband Murdoch Anderson died in 1915.
He had been General Manager (CEO) of the National Bank of the Orange River Colony. Murdoch

Anderson was clearly an important figure in the society of his time. The funeral was attended by
many prominent people including the Administrator of the Orange Free State.