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Date: 1923 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status: Extant Street: Smith St   Click to view map Coordinates: 29°51'31.10" S 31°01'51.34" E Alt: 6m

Transcription of foundation stone: Onder dankzegging tot GOD en ter gedachtenis van onze Voortrekkers-voorvaderen wordt deze steen gelegd op 7 Julie 1923 door Zyn Edele N J de WET Minister van Justitie “Gy leiddet door Uwe weldadigheid Dit volk dat Gy verlost hebt” Ex 15: 13. F Fer[check] Voorzitter B K [Boukomitee] Wilson & Henry Aannemers – Louw en Moerdyk * ARIBA * Architecten – Translation of Dutch inscription: With thanksgiving to GOD and in remembrance of our Voortrekkers forefathers this stone was laid on 7 July 1923 by His Excellency N J de WET Minister of Justice “Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people which Thou hast redeemed” Ex 15: 13 F Fer[check] Chairman B C [Bldg Comm] Wilson & Henry Contractors – Louw and Moerdyk * ARIBA * Architects – Submitted by Lila Komnick. Books that reference Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Moederkerk Hillebrand, Melanie. 1986. Art and architecture in Natal, 1910-1940. Pietermaritzburg: Unpublished Ph.D. Dept Fine Art and History of Art, University of Natal. pg 459