Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.			St Alban's Church Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg, Gauteng BAKER and FLEMING: Architect Francis (Frank) Leonard Hodgson FLEMING: Design Architect

Date: 1927 Type: Church Status: Extant Street: Ridout St   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°12'33.44" S 28°02'05.49" E Alt: 1742m

This city church possesses some beautiful queen-post roof timbers. The generous interior with its quiet atmosphere of peace is further enhanced by a unique chancel gallery. (Greig 1971: 141) Inscription of Blue Plaque: JOHANNESBURG CITY HERITAGE ST. ALBAN'S MISSION CHURCH Founded in 1898 to serve the local Coloured Anglican community, a magnificent church designed by F.L.H Fleming replaced the old wood and iron building in 1928. The forced removal of the congregation in the 1960s threatened the survival of the church. But in 1960 the office of the diocese were located here under Bishop Leslie Stradling, who was then followed by Bishops Timothy Bavin, Desmond Tutu and Duncan Buchanan. St Alban's served as the Diocesan offices until 1987. It remains a potent reminder of the forced removal of the Coloured people from Ferreirasdorp and from Marshalltown. Writings about this entry Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 141 Keath, Michael The Baker School: A Continuing Tradition 1902-1940: in Fisher, RC, Le Roux, SW and Maré, E (Eds). 1998. Architecture of the Transvaal: pp 84