The Breakwater Lodge in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa was built as a prison in 1859.

The original prison was built in 1859 for convicts from Britain at the suggestion of John Montagu who was the colonial secretary to the Cape of Good Hope from 1843 to 1852.

They were transported to The Cape to work on the construction of the breakwater which would allow the harbour which is now the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront to be built.

After ten years as a prison it became a juvenile offenders institution and from 1926 until 1989 a hostel for black dock workers.

[2] Since 1991 it has served as the business school of University of Cape Town and hotel run by the Protea chain.