Stained glass windows

I don't know why but for some reason people don't really associate the old churches in Port Elizabeth with magnificent stained glass windows. Normally one would immediately think of the Cathedral and Commem in Grahamstown. But there are a number of places in Port Elizabeth with stunning stained glass windows notably the St Mary's Cathedral, St Augustine's … Continue reading Stained glass windows →

She is not amused

"There is a pigeon sitting on my head. I am not amused!"

William Savage stained glass window

One of the stained glass windows in the historic Public Library in the Port Elizabeth city centre shows the picture of Mr WH Savage. I Googled the name but couldn't find much and then turned to Margaret Harradine's Port Elizabeth, A social chronicle to the end of 1945. William Savage was born in Kent in 1824 and came … Continue reading William Savage stained glass window →

Historic Public Library

One of my favorite places as a child was the Public Library in the city centre. We used to go to work with my mom during school holidays every now and then and would spend just about the whole day in the library. Its such an amazing place with its rows and tows of books … Continue reading Historic Public Library →

Stained glass photographer

A couple of us at work have started to pop out once a week to visit some of the tourist and historic (which is also tourist) attractions around town to familiarise and keep ourselves up to date with the places tourists would go to. The places we selected for last week's visit presented us with a lot … Continue reading Stained glass photographer →

Of angels and books

One of the, at a lack of a better word, features on the historic Public Library in the city centre with what looks like an angel on top and a book in the centre.

Queen Vic and the library tower

The statue of Queen Victoria was erected in front of the Public Library in the city centre in 1903 in commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee (1897). The library building itself was erected in 1902.

Library tower

The Public Library is my favorite historic building in Port Elizabeth with its beautiful facade and many interesting features. The picture above of one of the library's towers could for all intensive purposes have been taken anywhere in Europe, but its stands proudly right here in good ol' PE.

Library gate

I had a chance to walk around the Market Square area last Sunday morning without all the cars and people about that is the norm during the week. Unfortunately for me it was dark and cloudy, so I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to. One of those I did get was the … Continue reading Library gate →

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.