St Cuthbert's Church

Address: Westbourne Road / Bingley Street

Where is this place?

On March 20th 1884 the St Cuthbert’s Church was opened and dedicated by Bishop A.B. Webb on St Cuthbert’s Day. Intended as a memorial to Robert Gray, it was a daughter church of St Mary’s.

The initial building was a temporary iron structure designed by W.H. Miles. The altar, designed by Miles, was made locally, and the font was a gift from him. The land was given by the Municipality.

The chancel was designed by G.W. Smith and the memorial stone was laid in 1889.
 
A rectory was built on the corner of Bingley Street in 1910 and the first family to live in it was that of Rev Hugh Latimer Gilmore Edwardes.

The permanent nave of the church was designed by Eaton and Tait, the foundation stone was laid by Sir Edgar Walton on 5 March 1932 and the consecration by Bishop Archibald Cullen took place on 22 October.


The Church



The Rectory across the road from the church, a landmark restaurant in Port Elizabeth






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