What is "endstead"

Endstead is an exquisite small house in Parktown, Johannesburg built by Ernest Willmot Sloper. The property was sub-divided many years ago because with all but one property in that sector of Parktown the houses were built along Escombe Avenue while tennis courts were built on the ground below the ridge along Loch Avenue. The only major changes have been the addition on the western street boundary of a double garage by Tony Bentel, an enlarged kitchen 1920 by Solomon and Marshall, a garage by Marshall and Fleming which replaced the stables in 1923 and a swimming pool plus pool change rooms. The fall in the ridge made this a sensible solution. Endstead has proved that small is not poky or cramped in South Africa where the culture is that of ever-expanding space.