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Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown

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Title: Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown
Alternative Title: Grahamstown Cathedral Historical Image Collection
Description: The Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown collection is a digitised archival set from the Cory Library and Historical Archives at Rhodes University documenting important visual records of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George in Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa. This collection, housed within the Cory Churches Collections, comprises 11 historical images—including aerial views of Grahamstown with the cathedral, architectural details of the cathedral’s chancel, and views of High Street and Church Square with the cathedral as focal point. Several photographs capture significant moments in the cathedral’s development, such as the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel by the Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir Henry Loch, in 1890, as well as earlier views of the surrounding urban context. The items reflect the cathedral’s religious, architectural, and civic significance in the colonial and early modern history of Grahamstown, and support research into church history, built heritage, urban development, and social life in the Eastern Cape.
Language: English
Type: Collection
Subject: Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown (South Africa); Sir Henry Loch; Colonial South Africa; Church architecture; Anglican church buildings; Eastern Cape -- History; Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Spatial Coverage: Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Temporal Coverage: Primarily late 19th to early 20th century
Format: Digital images

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Aerial View of Grahamstown including Cathedral
Aerial view of Grahamstown.
Cathedral Chancel, Grahamstown
Cathedral chancel, Grahamstown
Grahamstown Cathedral 1962
Added to the lantern slide collection by Dr Charles GE Cory, son of Sir George Cory.
Grahamstown Cathedral from Church Square 1900
Ox wagons and oxen teams in the foreground.
High Street - Grahamstown - from the Cathedral spire
High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880
Two photographs stuck on card, of: (a) View of High Street, Grahamstown, showing the Cathedral of St Michael and St George with the spire, completed in 1878. The Settlers Memorial Tower, completed in 1870, can be seen to the left. (b) View of the intersection of Worcester and Somerset Streets, Grahamstown, with a Victorian fluted pillar box ca. 1859-60 in the foreground, reputed to be the oldest official letter box in South Africa. The house of the Headmaster of St Andrew's College is visible behind it, with Christchurch, built in 1876, in the distance. The latter photograph was taken by Aldham and Aldham, photographers active in Grahamstown from1879-1905.
High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870
View of an almost deserted High Street, looking eastwards towards the Cathedral of St Michael and St George. The photograph is mounted on card which bears the inscription 'The Cathedral High Street Grahamstown'. It predates the building of the Cathedral spire, completed in 1878.
Jean Butler, nee Satchwell, with Violet and Maggie en route to the Cathedral for David Butler’s wedding, 1978
Laying foundation stone of the Cathedral Chancel 1893 (sic)
The foundation stone for the chancel was laid by the Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir Henry Loch, on 29 January 1890, and the completed structure was consecrated in 1893. (The photographer for this image was Hepburn.)
Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown.
View from south side of Church Square of the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor, Sir Henry Loch, on 29 January 1890. A photographer from Barraud Brothers is visible in the background.
Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor Sir Henry Loch
A note on the verso reads ' The laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, by His Excellency, Sir Henry Loch, GCMG KCB, Wednesday, 29th January 1890'. It shows a view from the north side of Church Square.
Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George on 29 January 1890
View from the north side of Church Square showing the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor, Sir Henry Loch, on 29 January 1890. The camera of F. W. Hepburn is visible in the upper left window of 'T.H. Parker', a stone building in the background.,Donated by Martin Plaut, 2015
The Cathedral - in the middle of High Street - Grahamstown
Cathedral in High Street, Grahamstown.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (donor)
Untitled reproduction of pen-and-ink sketch by W. Guybon Atherstone from the steps of the Drostdy looking down High Street, dated 3 May 1830
Facebook post (dated 22 February 2021) by Gareth Angelbeck: "A reproduction of a pen-and-ink sketch by W. Guybon Atherstone from the steps of the Drostdy looking down High Street, dated 3 May 1830. The three-storied building at the corner of High Street (now Major Frasiers) is known to have been built by Pieter Retief. All subsequent illustrations show it with two stories only, and the alteration must have taken place several decades before the advent of photography. The sketch also shows an open water furrow, leading from the bottom right corner to the top of High Street. This was the public water supply of the town in 1830, which was led to open tanks at various points in the town. Colonel Graham's mimosa tree is shown, in the middle of High Street, a short distance from St. George's Church (later, the Cathedral). This tree, marking the traditional spot where the decision to found Grahamstown was made on 14 August 1812, was destroyed in a gale in 1844. (Ref- Grahamstown in Early Photographs, F van der Riet, David Philip pub, CT, 1974)."