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St Mary's Church
Robertson, Western Cape

Sophia Wharton Myddleton (Sophy) GRAY: Architect

Date:1865
Type:Anglican Church
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°48'05.45" S 19°52'56.25" E Alt: 185m

Probably after a design by Sophy Gray, though her authorship is not documented. (Fransen 2004:405)


References:

Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 405
Martin, Desmond. 2005. The Bishop's churches. Cape Town: Struik. pg 70-71
Radford, D. 1979. The architecture of the Western Cape, 1838-1901. A study of the impact of Victorian aesthetics and technology on South African architecture. Johannesburg: Unpublished Ph.D thesis. Dept of Arch. University of the Witwatersrand. pg 207