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Date: 1926 Type: Church Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°57'49.81" S 18°28.88" E Alt: 24m

The chapel commemorates the 110 Old Diocesan boys who died in the First World War. BAKER described it as 'A masterpiece'. (Walker 2012:110) (AB&E Aug 1925:15; AB&E Nov 1926:10, 11 ill; FRIBA nom papers 1945) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References: Walker, Michael. 2012. Early architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820 - 1926) with postcard illustrations, The. St James: Michael Walker. pg 110