Okay peeps and researchers..........I spent the MOST glorious afternoon in an historical home.. *sigh* East Bank, Port Alfred... my appointment was for 1.30..which I kept, but left there at 6 !! hee hee......to say I am enthralled, delirious with envy, and rejuvenated, are not words that are even close to the experience. I stepped into another world today. Okay; before I go on, I am now determined to produce a coffee table type book, soft cover, featuring as many old homes as I can find in the district. It may take me while, but I am gonna do it. It will be photographs, with text....sketches and what ever else I need to do. I am sure I can find funding for the printing, and a portion of the sale of said book will go to charity. Or, as suggestions that may come in :D So, off to visit this home, not expecting too much, but loving the sheer size of the house, hidden behind a hedge. PHEW. Story goes: the original farm house on the east bank; built as farm house for a large family, who grew veggies and fruit. circa 1830s. Then owned by a family ?, also, a judge and his wife. Used as a lodge, for some hunting Lords......not many owners, although numerous alterations. Everyone seemingly adding a bit, or taking some away, including selling off selling off lots. One funny story, a pair of spinsters who shared the house, but divided if off into two, as they did not like each other. :D The reservoir in the yard is so deep that not even the fire department have a ladder long enough to get down to the bottom for a look-see. It is thought, that the water stash, served some of the other houses around there. ?? The foundations are built of rock, there is a cellar, the entire length and breadth of the house, and a mega roof, which has yet to be explored. The roof could possibly have been thatch, although ?? But certainly iron, which has had to be changed because of leaking, and missing lintels. Exquisite wooden floors in most of the house, and many of the doors and windows are authentic. Strangely, the architecture, is a little Cape Dutch, so the furnishings I feel, are most appropriate, a melange of everything that is beautiful, fitting and absolutely gorgeous. The grounds are still HUGE, except for one tiny strip along the back border, which is a no-mans land, thought to have been lost in payment for a lost bet from either, poker or croquet. :D Oh, an the lovely couple who own it, although adore old, are decorators and importers of Balinese, Indian, Moroccan and eclectic furniture. Persians etc......*sigh* hope you enjoy, and if you get to the end of this story, I will give you chocolates ;)
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 20:02:45 +0000
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