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Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Three Anchor Bay (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: The foundation stone of the Dutch Reformed Church at Three Anchor Bay was laid in 1878, and two years later the church was opened for worship. The handrails on the steps, a memorial to Dr. Fred Murray, were placed there by his family.
Identifier: islandora:17303

Title: Parow East Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Almost futuristic in design, the Parow East Dutch Reformed Church in Tygerberg Road was built three years ago. The unusual tower rests on a triangular base and dwindles to a pinpoint at the top. The front wall is symbolically curved to welcome the congregation on Sundays. Steel, stone and metal have been combined into a harmonious, spacious place of worship.
Identifier: islandora:17297

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Vredelust, Cape Town, 1957
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Typical of the modern architectural styles at Vredelust are [from left] the Dutch Reformed church [a timber-gabled home and a glass-walled lounge].
Identifier: islandora:17294

Title: Dutch Reformed Church that became a factory, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), circa 1913, Religion, Industry
Description: Roggebaai D.R. Church The Dutch reformed church in which / The original House of Samual Griffiths and co. / Griffiths had its first factory.
Identifier: islandora:16022

Title: St Stephen's Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings
Description: St Stephen's Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town, 1966.
Identifier: islandora:17339

Title: Dutch Reformed Sending Kerk (Mission Church), Long Street, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Church buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Suid-Afrikaanse Sending Gestig (D.R. Sendingkerk); Dutch Reformed Church in Long Street, Cape Town, 1966
Identifier: islandora:17332

Title: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Churches, Architecture, Religion, Christianity
Description: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church.
Identifier: islandora:16778

Title: Wynberg Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town, 1986
Subject: Wynberg (Cape Town, South Africa), Religion, Architecture, Historic buildings
Description: Founded in 1829, the historical Wynberg Dutch Reformed Church has been the subject of drastic and unusual restoration measures, carried out by Gordon Verhoef and Krause, the well known Cape Town decorating company. The 700 mm thick walls were pushed aside by the roof structure and to remedy this craftsmen cut grooves 25 mm x 30 mm deep in two sets, 300 mm apart, on the inner and outer walls at eaves level. These grooves accommodated 12 mm thick high tensile steel cables anchored in steel plates at the end of the walls. The cables were then stressed hydraulically, secured and cut off flush with the face of the plates. They were then mortar caulked and faced up so that after re-decoration inside and outside one is unable to detect the building is now collared with steel. The history of the church goes back to the time when members of the Dutch Reformed Church living in Constantia and Simonstown, etc., found the distance to Cape Town becoming irksome. After some discussion as to whether a new church should be built in Mowbray or in Wynberg, Wynberg was chosen and application was made to the Government for a grant of land. In August 1831 the foundation stone was laid by Sir John Truter, father and founder of the congregation. Born in the Cape, he studied law and was for many years in the service of the Dutch East India Company. In 1809 he became fiscal and then, in 1812, Chief Justice. In 1820 he was knighted by King George IV, the first Afrikaner to be honoured. The church was finished in 18 months and dedicated in September 1832, but by 1843 the congregation had grown in size and two new wings were added. This enlarged church was in use until 1889 when the congregation had outgrown it again, and a new church was built on the site of the old one. The new church is substantially the same as the old one except for the spire which replaced an ornate lantern. Inside, the arched roof is supported by four grey granite pillars which were a gift from Cecil John Rhodes when the church was rebuilt. All that is left of the original structure is a little side building with a small bell arch which still summons the congregation to morning and evening services.
Identifier: islandora:17272

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, City planning, Urban development, Architecture
Description: Horse-drawn carriage in front of Groote Kerk, Church Square, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17155

Title: Dutch Reformed Church Centre, Cape Town, 1965
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, Historical, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Dutch Reformed Church Centre in Orange Street, Cape Town, which will be officially opened on October 21.
Identifier: islandora:17315

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, Apartheid, Architecture, Afrikaners, Religion
Description: Congregation leaving the Bellville Dutch Reformed Church
Identifier: islandora:16812

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, City planning, Urban development, Architecture
Description: Drawing of the interior of the Groote Kerk, Church Square, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17156

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, City planning, Urban development, Architecture
Description: Adderley Street entrance to the Groote Kerk, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17157

Title: Former Dutch Reformed Church, Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 1984
Subject: Kalk Bay (South Africa), Historic buildings, Urban development, Commerce, Architecture
Description: The former Dutch Reformed Church in Kalk Bay.
Identifier: islandora:17312

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, Apartheid, Architecture, Afrikaners, Religion
Description: One of the Dutch Reformed Churches at Bellville, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16813

Title: Dutch Reformed Church, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Three Anchor Bay (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: N.G Kerk, Three Anchor Bay - The Dutch Reformed Church at the Three Anchor Bay has an impressive tower and entrance porch and a bell tower near the gate.
Identifier: islandora:17306

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