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England she donated the building to the Diocese of Cape Town as a rectory. In 1898, while

Rev. P. Hillyard was the Rector, it had major alterations undertaken by Herbert Baker. It

became an attractive double storey building with tiled roof and a prominent balcony on
both floors which ran the length of the sea-facing front elevation.

In 1936 it was demolished and replaced by the current red face-brick Georgian-style

building. The architects were Walgate and Elsworth and suffice it to say that many church-
goers of that time were not over-enthusiastic about the design, which may have been more

appropriate in an English country village, but it did not suit Kalk Bay. In fairness to the

architects, the trustees did request a low maintenance building, especially as they were
having, and were still to have, endless problems with "Stonehaven" – hence the red-face

brick exterior which meant at least a paint-free building.

The Railway Station

The former Post Office (built 1935) stands at the northern end of the railway station. Prior

to 1927 it was situated at the southern end in a modest square single storey building with
pitched roof. This was a rest-room for railway staff members but its previous history is

interesting: it was the original Anglican Church building in Kalk Bay. It was built in 1846

by the Wynberg and Rondebosch Christian Institution Society, which obtained a free grant
from the Government of erf 89883 on 29 December 1845. The Institution erected two small

buildings on the 56 square rood erf. One, which in 1927 was the railway staff’s rest-room,
was built for the fishermen to worship in on Sundays while acting as a school on weekdays.

The other, separated by a playground from the first, was the home of the catechist whom
the Society employed to teach and to hold services. (Fig. 4.13).

The pitched roof single storey building became a permanent school after 1874 when the
Holy Trinity Church was founded, and this school building was taken over by the Cape

Government Railways in 1883. The Church was compensated by being given ground

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