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CRON’S DAIRY, FISH HOEK
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				HISTORY
				Peter Cronwright, a descendant of an 1820 settler
				family re-located from The Point in Kalk Bay to
				Fish Hoek after WW1 with a small herd of cows
				and a few horses. Their Kalk Bay home “Patmos”
				was once the Rev Andrew Murray’s holiday home.
				“Cron” operated a dairy in the area of what is now
				Upper Recreation and Ivanhoe Roads (now
				Valyland Shopping Centre).
				The dairy was also run for many years by Peter’s
				son Louis after whom Cronwright Lane was named.
				He was very prominent in local affairs, serving as a
				Fish Hoek Town Councillor and Mayor. His son,
				Morthland, also a Councillor and Mayor, took over
				the business until it closed in the 1960s.
				Notes:
				1. Valyland was named after Louis Cronwright’s
				three children – Val, Lyn and Morthland.
				2. Cronwright Lane runs between 63 and 65
				Kommetjie Road.
				3. Cronwright’s Dairy was one of ten dairies in
				this area in 1951/2.
				4. The owner of the Mica hardware shop in
				Valyland occupies the former Cron’s Dairy
				manager’s office.
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