Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC19/NAMM/0035
MAN/NAMM/0003
Inventory Number
3318CD1067
Site Name
Bishop Gray Memorial, St Georges Mall, Cape Town
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 12:31
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 08:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
First Bishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan consecrated st Peter's day
Original Position
The monument once stood in the cathedral grounds but the statue itself has been moved to Wale street for accessibility to touris6and visitors
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Date Comment
The work was completed in the year 1876
Construction Materials
Pink granite, sandstone, and Portland stone
Pedestal Material
Portland stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
First Bishop of Cape Cape Town and Metropolitan consecrated on St. Peter's day
Unveiled Comment
By public subscription
Inscriptions
Consecrated St Peter's day
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.924249, 18.419559
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
If you take Charlette Maxeke its opposite the old post office
Access details
No access requirements needed as it's situated in a public space
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
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