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Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Riversdale, Western Cape William Musgrave HOPLEY: Architect Joseph BARRY: Architect

Date: 1838-1845 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status: Demolished 1907

Radford (1979:178) notes Barry as the designer of the Riversdale Dutch Reformed Church (1838-45), 'his initials may be seen in the gable'. Gutsche (1970:76) states that Barry 'a good but opinionated churchman ... talked at length to Robert (Gray), particularly in regard to the needs of his people at Riversdale and Port Beaufort ... he wanted to build a church there and Robert gave him a plan. Lewcock (1963:444) states that WM Hopley was the designer. The church was demolished in 1907 after an official farewell service. It was replaced by the new church built in 1908-9 on the same site. Books that reference Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 473 Gutsche, Thelma. 1970. The Bishop's Lady. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 76 Lewcock, Ronald. 1963. Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa : a study of the interaction of two cultures, 1795-1837. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 444 Radford, D. 1979. The architecture of the Western Cape, 1838-1901. A study of the impact of Victorian aesthetics and technology on South African architecture. Johannesburg: Unpublished Ph.D thesis. Dept of Arch. University of the Witwatersrand. pg 178