A closure letter and card on the Clarens years

The Before: Caption on the back of the photo is: 'Wedderburn Mansion' July 1970, Dad and I in Clarens

The After: house almost not recognisable from the original stone cottage from the 60's.

 Yet another interesting find this morning.

A photo card and letter among a group of old photos retrieved from my Dad's flat.

The photo card is dated 28 May 1986, from Mrs Rose after her purchase of a property in Clarens.

And the final chapter of Clarens becomes clear.

My parents moved from Vanderbijlpark to Howick in Kwa-Zulu Natal in 1980.






The Clarens years had come to a halt in the mid 70's. The folks had held onto Clarens, slowly selling off the stands they owned and then finally accepting the offer from Ian Rose.

The agreement to sell moved quickly,  8 days between the letter below and the photo card.

At this stage in my life I was married, was having my second child and was planning the move to Paris.

So Clarens was a long distant memory, Inel however remembers the conversations about the sale of the last property and remembers feeling nostalgic.

Closure indeed.

Clive with Dad and our dog Spangy.

A few rather bleak photos taken inside the house at Clarens, a work in progress in the late 60's.

End of a workday no doubt, folks having a drink, I am doing what I always did, reading, looks cold.

Clive however seems to be loving getting his hands dirty.