St Mary’s wedged

Visitors from out of town are usually very intrigued with the front view of the St Mary's Anglican Church in the Port Elizabeth city centre. If you go up the side road you will see the whole side and back of the church, but from the Govan Mbeki Avenue (Main Street) side it looks like the … Continue reading St Mary’s wedged →

Historic spires

The historic Public Library along with the St Mary's Anglican Cathedral in the city centre has a very nice collection of interesting spires and little towers.

Memorial Church at Bethelsdorp

I've posted pictures of the Van der Stel Memorial Church (United Congregational Church) in Bethelsdorp before, but here's another one for good measure. The church was originally built in 1803 and has since been rebuilt and extended. Its probably the oldest church in Port Elizabeth and is generally regarded as the first Congregational church in southern … Continue reading Memorial Church at Bethelsdorp →

St Andrew’s Church in South End

One of the sites on the South End Museum Heritage Trail is the old St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The church was openend in 1901and used by the presbyterians untill they moved out of South End in 1928 and the building was taken over by the Dutch Reformed Church. The Apostolic Church later took over the church … Continue reading St Andrew’s Church in South End →

Ruined church doorway

I walked down to the St Mary's Cemetery the other day and took a shortcut back past the St Peter's Church ruins in South End. Snapped this one as I was passing by.

Van Der Kemp Church

The front view of the historic Van Der Kemp Memorial Church in Bethelsdorp

St Phillips Church cross

One of the two crosses on top of the old St Phillips Anglican Church in Richmond Hill

St Peter’s Ruin and freeway

This is the view from South End just above the St Peter's Church ruins looking down towards the Settlers Freeway. In the picture the Port Elizabeth harbour is on the right. The tower just to the left of the freeway is the Campanile while the City Hall and Old Post Office towers are just visible on … Continue reading St Peter’s Ruin and freeway →

Rudolph Street Mosque

Standing at the bottom of Walmer Boulavard is one of two mosques that survived the demolition of old South End. In the early 1890's Imam Jalaludien Abrahams, together with his trustees, set about the task of having a mosque built as this was much needed in the area then. In 1893 the land was transferred … Continue reading Rudolph Street Mosque →

Church tower

The church tower of the Holy Trinity Church in Central