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Date: 1925 Type: Homestead Status: Extant

Wording on the Parktown Westcliff Heritage Trust Plaque KANONKLIP (formerly Kenloch) Designed by Gordon Leith in 1925 for Wilfred James Kennedy, this house was one of the first grand mansions on the west side of the Westcliff ridge. The careful use of local stone and imported timber mark Leith as one of Sir Herbert BAKER's most faithful proteges, as can be seen from the proportions of the tennis pavilion at street level. Another pavilion above was Kennedy's exhibit of British Columbian timbers at the 1936 British Empire Exposition. Visible from Carlow Road are two mounted 17th century Dutch Finbanker 8 pounder cannons, dredged from Cape Town harbour in the 1930's. Submitted by William MARTINSON All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.