Date of construction...

[Charles Scheepers]

Can any of the old timers help me with the date that the CFC (Central Flat Complex) was build in Oranjemund??? 

[Michael Alexander]

If I recall correctly, sometime around the late 70's.....?

[Pete (RIP)]

Suggest you go and ask the guys at the drawing office at Projects - they have plans and details of all the Company buildings in town.

[Charles Scheepers]

Thanks for the info. But that starts question 2.
When was the Bedsitters build. I know it was in 2 phases.
I lived in both the old and new bedsitters.

[noel murphy]

I moved into the new bedsitters around November 1981 (H block close to the car ramp / repair bay). They had just been completed at that stage.

[Michael Alexander]

Old Bedsitters on the east and the new bedsitters to the west next to the carpenter workshop?

[Charles Scheepers]

Correct Mike A.

[Michael Alexander]

An old timer reckons the first phase of Bedsitters went up around 1971?

[henniek]

I guess the year around 1980 would not be far off for the flats- bed sitters near the carpenter shop

[Milo]

 1978

[henniek]

a bad quality picture of OM early 1980 . the flats next to the rugby club not built at the time .  people with foto enhancing programs may make the picture better

[henniek]

the open space next to the rugby club - 1979 , where flats/ bedsitters was built at a later stage

[Michael Alexander]

Wow! Strange to see no Rugby Club flats there..

[henniek]

One of the first to move in was Hein U with his big Ford bakkie .. I Think a F250 4x4