A BRIEF HISTORY OF BEDROCK LODGE It is believed that the house and cottages of Bedrock Lodge were built in the early 1880s or before. Plans have surfaced from as far back as the 1850s. It is said that the main house was imported in kit form from Denmark as are the wooden wall panels. The wooden floors are from the Knysna forests. The Manager of the Cape Copper company was housed in the south wing and the Harbour Master was said to reside in the main house to the north. The building was purchased by the Jowell family and Transport Company in c.1950. This is the company that was instrumental in linking these faraway parts of Namaqualand to the rest of the country. Jowell's Transport was based in Springbok. Most of the Jowell's houses in town, some of them dating back to pre 1900s, were sold locally in recent years. The Museum was also one of these houses originally built to serve the officials of the Cape Copper Company as a clubhouse.