Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2627CA49
Site Name
Gerformeerde Kerk, Walter Sisulu Ln, Potchefstroom
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 09:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 09:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Church service
Original Position
Not sure
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Not known.
Construction Materials
Cement, bricks and concrete
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Event Commemorated
Not known
Unveiled Comment
Not known
Inscriptions
Not recorded
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.737865, 27.094423
North West
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- JB Marks
Directions to Site
From Mitchell Park Zoo
10 Ferndale Road, Morningside, Durban, 4001
Head southwest on Madeira Road toward Innes Road
230 m
Turn right onto Innes Road
120 m
Continue onto Musgrave Road
450 m
Turn right onto Springfield Road
450 m
Turn left onto Peter Mokaba Road
500 m
Turn right onto Crescent Street
300 m
Turn left onto Sheringham Road
The cemetery will be on the right
10 Ferndale Road, Morningside, Durban, 4001
Head southwest on Madeira Road toward Innes Road
230 m
Turn right onto Innes Road
120 m
Continue onto Musgrave Road
450 m
Turn right onto Springfield Road
450 m
Turn left onto Peter Mokaba Road
500 m
Turn right onto Crescent Street
300 m
Turn left onto Sheringham Road
The cemetery will be on the right
Access details
Open for public
Media
Media
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first church north of the Vaal River. M W Pretorius was inaugurated as
president on the 6 Jan 1857 by Reverend Dirk van der Hoff. The church
services in the beginning were for the “Hervormde and Dutch congregation
members. During the First war of Independence (1880-1881) the church was
used by the Boer soldiers. In 1859 the church was too small and funds were
collected to enlarge the church. The early construction methods were a reed
ceiling, cow dung floor. The windows and walls were measured out by ox
straps and are not straight in alignmentPurpose:Date Unveiled: Not knownDesigner: Not knownBuilder: Not knownPerson/Institution Commemorated: Not know because the church is currently closed due to covid 19Recorder Name: Vuyelwa Jushwa
Sidwell Thibile
Kamohelo Tsotetsi
(NORTH WEST, DR KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT)