St James Property - Cape Town, Western Cape

St James Area Overview

St James was named after the first church that was built there by the Roman Catholics in 1852. When the railway was constructed from Cape Town, the site of this church was required for a railway station. Father Duignan, the local priest, only agreed to an exchange of sites on condition that the new station be named "St. James".

The suburb is well sheltered from the wind, has a pleasant little beach and tital swimming-pool, and has always been popular with visitors from overseas.

A stone's throw away is Rhodes cottage, the first Cape residence of the renowned mining magnate. Many homes along the coast date back to the time when the country was but a colony of Queen Victoria's empire; lining the road to Kalk Bay are a multitude of shops dealing in antiques dating to this and other periods of Cape history.

Washed by the warm Indian Ocean, this area enjoys a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. The sheltered beach attracts crowds of bathers and sun worshipers and during the summers months parking is at a premium. There are colourful bathing huts surrounding tidal and rock pools.

Cape Coastal Property Group specialises in the sale of residential real estate and the handling of long term and holiday rental accommodation in St James.

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