This handsome, if over-embellished Victorian house is Wyndover Manor, an Abbeyfield House. (Abbeyfield International is a charity that places elderly people in secure, comfortable and affordable homes.) Wyndover Manor in the upmarket suburb of Claremont, was restored and became the first Abbeyfield home in South Africa in 1987. It can accommodate 8 residents. For more about Abbeyfield SA, click here.Whoever the plasterer was, he or she seemed to get a bit carried away!
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It is a little ornate. Reminds me a bit of Miss Havisham ...
ReplyDeleteIt is a yummy looking facade! Have a great day. (((Hugs))) Jo
ReplyDeleteDoes look like its been decorated with icing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a scrumptiously iced house! I love the details and wonder what it looks like inside.... (hint, hint)
ReplyDeleteMany beautiful details here!:)
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, the detail is even more evident when you enlarge the photo. It must've taken ages to do.
ReplyDeleteIt may be rather ornate but it suggests pride in the work and attention to detail: a hopeful sign in a house for the elderly.
ReplyDeleteI must say I can almost taste the icing! It has lasted very well.
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My father grew up in this house (circa 1930-1953). My grandmother purchased the house in the late 1920's. I visited the house in the mid-1970's with my family and my dad showed us around.
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