A talk by Trish Wood on the History of Poespaskraal Fish Hoek will be taking place at 20h00 on 30 May 2017 at the Kalk Bay Community Centre.

In 1743 the DEIC granted three farms in the then -‘empty’ Fish Hoek Valley. They were Poespaskraal (now The Old Homestead, Sunnydale), Slangenkop (later Imhoff’s Gift), and De Goede Hoop at Noordhoek. Their purpose was to supply victuals to the ships using the new winter anchorage at Simon’s Bay. Poespaskraal homestead today occupies a small part of the original land grant much of which was sub-divided off and developed as Sunnydale. Built in 1745, the homestead was the hunting lodge of Carel George Wieser who, at the time, also owned Groot Constantia. It was recently carefully restored by Trish Wood and is probably the most authentic of the original farmhouses of the Valley.

Trish Wood’s family have been owners of the farm since 1864 and she will give an illustrated talk on its rich history and renovation.

For more information contact Patrick Morris| 021 788 8054