St Mary’s Church

The Anglican Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin stands just off Market Square next to the old Public Library in Port Elizabeth. The church's foundation stone was laid in 1825 and it was finally opened in 1832. In 1895 the building was gutted by fire, but it was quickly rebuilt with money donated from … Continue reading St Mary’s Church →

The Hill’s silhouette

The Hill Presbyterian Church in Central silhouetted against the bright blue sky For more "looking up towards the sky photos", visit Skywatch

Rusty Cross

A rusty cross on the Holy Trinity Church in Central

St Augustine’s

St Augustine's Catholic Cathedral at the bottom of Whites Road in the town centre was built from 1861 and consecrated in 1866. The bronze statue of Christ was donated to the church in 1931.

St Katherine’s

St Katherine's Anglican Church in Uitenhage GPS: 33°46'15.48"S, 25°23'55.45"E

St Peter’s arch

The entrance to the ruined St Peter's Church in South End.The St Peter's Anglican Church in South End, Port Elizabeth was completed in 1877. Situated on the hill overlooking Algoa Bay, it was one of the important places of worship in early Port Elizabeth. Before the height of the Apartheid era the area of South … Continue reading St Peter’s arch →

Pier Street Mosque

The Masjied-ul-Aziz Mosque, better known as the Pier Street Mosque sits on a strip of land on the left hand side at the end of the Settlers Freeway. The mosque is one of the only buildings that were left standing when the rest of South End was demolished in the late 1960's / early 1970's. … Continue reading Pier Street Mosque →

St Augustines Cathedral

When the first Catholic priest set foot in Port Elizabeth in 1840 (after being shipwrecked in Cape St Francis and having to travel the last 100km to town on horseback), there were only 42 Catholics in the town. In the coming years the Catholic community grew and flourished and in 1861 construction started on St … Continue reading St Augustines Cathedral →

Cross on The Hill

One of the crosses on top of The Hill Presbyterian Church in Central

Holy light at St Mary’s

The sun shining through the arched gate in front of St Mary's Anglican Cathedral in the city centre.