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Silverstream Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Western Cape Charles Percival (Percy) WALGATE: Architect

Date: 1930s Client: Self Type: Homestead Status: Extant

A house designed for himself. Barrie Gasson, whose parents and grandparents were family friends of WALGATE, describes it: 'He lived most of his life in the house he built in the 1930s in Clovelly above the golf course. It was called Silverstream as it was on the edge of a small valley down which ran a stream in the wet months. It was a modernist cube with flat roof and large picture windows facing west over the golf course - they were often sucked during south-east gales. It is still there but has unfortunately had a wooden deck attached to the front which spoils the simplicity of the original form.' Information supplied by Barrie Gasson.