High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880
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Aldham & Aldham, “High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7306
- Title
- High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880
- Description
- 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.
- Subject
- Grahamstown, South Africa
- St Michael and St. George's Cathedral -- Grahamstown -- Photographs
- Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs
- Postal service -- History -- South Africa
- St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019958
- Creator
- Aldham & Aldham
- Type
- still image
- Extent
- 2 photographs
- 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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Aldham & Aldham, “High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/7306
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