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Beaufort Cottage

Farther along the road, not 40 metres from "Craigside" after crossing Quarterdeck Road, is
"Beaufort Cottage" built by the "Lion of Beaufort", Sir John Charles Molteno. (Fig. 4.12).

The building which stands on Erf 89629 was transferred from Alexander Maderose to Sir
John on 5 April 1876 for £415. (D.T. 91). He subsequently named the premises "Beaufort

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Cottage" and on his death his son-in-law T. J. Anderson (he married Sir John’s 3 daughter
Maria Molteno) bought "Beaufort Cottage" on 30 May 1890. (D.T. 477). Thereafter he sold

it to Dr Charles Frederick Murray on 21 February 1893. (D.T. 836). It appears from the

early deed records that a building existed for many years on this property prior to Sir
John’s purchase, and in the mid-1840s application was made for a liquor licence on these

premises.

Innisfail

Farther along Main Road stands the Kalk Bay Community Centre, and then "Rockcorry"

(designed by Herbert Baker’s office, built 1912). Behind this stands the former guest
house, "Innisfail", for many years the oldest hotel / boarding house in Kalk Bay. "Innisfail"

is situated on the site of "Dalebrook House" which burned down in January 1918. Nearly

16 months after the fire – on 9 April 1918 – a petition was forwarded to the Council for the
demolition of the old walls and verandah of Dalebrook House as they were in a state of

collapse. After the fire a Mr. J. W. Mills had bought the shell of Dalebrook House and once
the Council received the petition they instructed him to remove the walls and verandah

forthwith. Apparently he then promptly sold the property. The buyer was one of the
petitioners, Thomas Wiersma, who then consolidated this erf with those that he bought

from Tregidga and Mossop and built Dalebrook Flats (later Innisfail Hotel).

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