Cory Library and Historical Archives

High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870

Item

Photographer unknown, “High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7302

Title

High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870

Description

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.

Subject

Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs

St Michael and St George's Cathedral -- Grahamstown

Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019954

Creator

Photographer unknown

Type

still image

Extent

1 photograph

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

useGuidelines

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Item sets

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Martin Plaut Collection

Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown

Media

vital_13957+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

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Photographer unknown, “High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7302