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Post date: 07/08/2012
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This mission church is an exact replica of the Harpenden Chapel in England and was established by Robert Taylor, a missionary from the London Missionary Society. Both he and his wife suffered as a result of extreme poverty and yet were able to not only Bibliography archive:
This mission church is an exact replica of the Harpenden Chapel in England and was established by Robert Taylor, a missionary from the London Missionary Society. Both he and his wife suffered as a result of extreme poverty and yet were able to not only Bibliography archive:
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The property is located 250km from Port Elizabeth. The property is adjacent to Tam's Built It Builders Yard and across from retail trade i.e Ellerines Furniture Store, Ok Bazaars and the Inland Revenue Office. Medium impact.
The property is located 250km from Port Elizabeth. The property is adjacent to Tam's Built It Builders Yard and across from retail trade i.e Ellerines Furniture Store, Ok Bazaars and the Inland Revenue Office. Medium impact.
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History: This neo-Gotic church was erected in 1853 by the Revd. Robert Barry Taylor, the then missionary in Cradock of the London Mission Society. It is a replica of the Harpenden Chapel in England.
Visual Description: Gothic revival church with rectangular plan, vestry to side. Entrance at front on axis. Lancet windows. ventilation gablets.
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Construction Date: 1853 (Foundation stone)
Materials: Corrugated iron roof. Plastered bricks.
Catalogue: Cradock, No: E.1, Significance Category: