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Date: 1882 : 1930 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 31°22'21.27" S 27°02'56.88" E Alt: 1624m

See more photographs The foundation stone was laid on 20 May 1882. The church was designed by S STENT in 1882, the ring wall and trellis work were designed by WH LOUW in 1930. Transcription of English section of National Monuments Council plaque: This church was inaugurated on 18 August 1883. It is one of the finest examples of the Neo-Gothic style in South Africa. The spire of 46,9 metres was at one time the second highest in the Cape Colony. The ring wall and trellis work were erected in 1929. National Monuments Council 1981 For a history of the congregation and the church see Afrikaans Wikipedia. References: Hoevers, Jan. 2005. Van Kerke en Dorpe. Historiese vertellinge oor die oudste kerke en dorpe in Suid-Afrika. Centurion: Publiself Uitgewers. pg 28 Hoevers, Jan. 2012. Geskiedkundige kerke : 'n Gids tot 50 tradisionele kerke. Pretoria: Kontak-uitgewers. pg 75-76 Kesting, DP. 1978. Afrikaans Protestantse kerkbou : erfenis en uitdaging. Port Elizabeth: Unpublished PhD. pg 788 Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pg 102 Menache, Philippe & David, Darryl Earl. 2010. 101 Country Churches of South Africa. South Africa: Booktown Richmond Press. pg 6 Menache, Philippe & Wolff, Helmut . 2021. die NG Kerk, ons erfenis : 'n fotoversameling van die argitektoniese skatte van 139 NG kerke in SA. Not identified: Not identified. pg 27