Decorative arch to welcome the Governor Sir Henry Loch to Grahamstown in 1890
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Barraud Brothers, “Decorative arch to welcome the Governor Sir Henry Loch to Grahamstown in 1890”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7296
- Description
- A decorative arch, part of the town decorations to welcome the Governor on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, reads in Latin "Praetorem Andreae pueri Aidanique salutant, omnes Patronum te clamant urbis alumni." (St Andrew's and St Aidan's boys greet the Governor, and all the scholars of the city schools hail their patron) Smaller shields read "Religio" and "Scientia". (Religion and knowledge)
- Subject
- Grahamstown, South Africa
- Loch, Henry Brougham -- 1827-1900
- St Michael and St George's Cathedral -- Grahamstown
- Schools -- South Africa -- Grahamstown
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019931
- Date Issued
- 1890-01-29
- Creator
- Barraud Brothers
- Type
- still image
- Extent
- 1 photograph
- Language
- Latin
- Location - Physical Location
- Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
- useGuidelines
- In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za
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Barraud Brothers, “Decorative arch to welcome the Governor Sir Henry Loch to Grahamstown in 1890”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7296
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