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Date: 1901-1902 Type: Presbyterian Church Status: Extant Street: Upper Orange St   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°55'59.77" S 18°24°51.03" E Alt: 57m

The City of Cape Town's Heritage Building Plans Register (2013) lists a plan for the Presbyterian Church manse in 1897, and a plan for the church itself in 1902, both by Parker. (Arthur Radburn, August 2023) The foundation stone was laid by Lord Alfred Milner on 28 August 1901. (PSB:95; Arch SA Jul-Aug 1985:42) (1903) 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: 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 Johannesburg: Unpublished Ph.D thesis.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 125, 202 Walker, Michael. 2012. Early architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820 - 1926) with postcard illustrations, The. St James: Michael Walker. pg 89