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Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Nxuba (Cradock), Eastern Cape ? LAWRENCE: Architect

Date: 1868 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status: Unknown

According to Van Niekerk (1950), Lawrence, an Englishman, designed a Dutch Reformed Church in Cradock in 1868; the principal Dutch Reformed Church in Cradock being built between 1862 and 1864 by WELCHMAN & READ who had gained the commission through competition, it is uncertain to which church Van Niekerk was referring. (Van Niekerk 1950:467-9) 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. References: Hoevers, Jan. 2005. Van Kerke en Dorpe. Historiese vertellinge oor die oudste kerke en dorpe in Suid-Afrika. Centurion: Publiself Uitgewers. pg 25 Kramer, Patricia & Proust, Alain. 2021. Hidden Karoo. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle. pg 120, 121 ill, 123-124 ill Oxley, John. 1992. Places of Worship in South Africa. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers. pg 75-77