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Date: 1895 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status: Unknown

The church was inaugurated in December 1895 and was badly damaged in a dynamite explosion on 19 February 1896, a few months after completion. The explosion was caused by a train in nearby Braamfontein which was loaded with dynamite for the mines. See Wikipedia for photos of the damage done to the church. The church was in use until 1940. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.