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Moravian Church for the United Brethren
Mamre, Western Cape
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Click to view map Coordinates: | The mission church of the United Brethren at Groenkloof was erected in 1816-17, with a façade designed by John MELVILL – who had succeeded THIBAULT as Inspector of Government Buildings. It is an interesting attempt at a German-type double-ended church by an Englishman, and has a character reminiscent of Puritan churches in England and North America (the classicist character was early marred by the addition of baroque side gables. Two designs for the façade were submitted, one by the contractor, SCHROEDER, and the other by MELVILL, the latter being unanimously preferred as 'more tasteful'. (Latrobe Journal of a visit to S.A.…. London 1818. 346.) (DSAB IV:357; SESA 7: 165) The impressive Marcusson Organ was brought from Norway in 1887 and is still used today. See the Parsonage next door. 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:
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