St. Marys Church Cape Town South Africa Anglican Anglican Anglican Church Church Church Woodstock Papendorp

HISTORICAL PHOTO'S of how St. Mary's grew....

These photo's are beautiful and gives on a sence of how WOODSTOCK (then) PAPENDORP grew to be this beautiful town. We will add more as times comes by.. Regards....
INSIDE St. Mary's Church
Looking towards the HIGH ALTAR
(c. 1965)
The confessional box is on the east side, inside the church

INSIDE St. Mary's Church
The North Chapel Screen.
(c. 1970).
The Stature of the Virgin Mary & Child is on the right.
The Pulpit is on the Left.
The Lecturn is also on the right next to the Virgin Mary.

INSIDE St. Mary's Church
Looking East towards the altar.
(c. 1884)
Due to no electricity at that time, note the hanging oil lamps.
Also see the "Oil Biblical Texts" painted onto the walls (right) and also behind the HIGH ALTAR.

OUTSIDE St. Mary's Church
Albert Road Entrance
(c. 1884)
A Ship's bell was used to call parishioners, is in the forefront of the church.
Due to little population at the Cape at that time, note that you could see Table Mountain and also across (right) directly into Cape Town.

OUTSIDE St.Mary's Church
Albert Road Entrance
Shops next to the church (on the left)
which today is a public recreational park.
The tower added - North Aisle which houses the bells of St. Marys'
(c. 1899).

The RECTORY (c. 1890)
As long as clergy from Zonnebloem managed St. Mary's no home for a resident priest had been required but this became necessary when Rev. J.M.Arnold and his wife and daughter arrived in 1875. They existed in some discomfort in a rented house near the church and after his death it was decided to build a rectory as his memorial.
TS Howard of New Brighton estate sold the diocese some 33 square roods of land on Station Street and gave a further 22 square roods.
Lady Smyth, the wife of Sir Lester Smyth (the Commander-in-Chief) laid the foundation stone (which can still be seen built into the front wall) on 19 April 1884 and Dean J.C. Barnett-Clarke gave one of his witty addresses.
The contractor JM Luyt put the buillding up for £ 641 (pounds).The Bay windows (probably imported from Britain) cost a further £ 55 (pounds) and the stable £ 50 (pounds) and the over-all cost came to about £ 800 (pounds).
This has remained a comfortable home for our rectors to this present day.It must be about the oldest rectory in South Africa and ought to be declared a national monument.

The PIPE ORGAN
St. Peter's in Mowbray presented their old organ in March 1890 but this was a temporary measure - to take the place of St. Mary's harmomium, which was no longer playable.
This interim measure was only until funds for a new instrument could be raised.
By March 1891, £ 307 (pounds) was collected and an order for a new pipe organ was placed with Bevington & Sons of Soho in London.
The organ was erected in 1899.
The Mowbray Organ Gift was then sold for £ 100 (pounds).

THE PULPIT
The pulpit is in memory of Maria Arnold, the wife of the first rector.
It was set up on 12 February 1887
and was dedicated by West Jones - a month later.
The publication : Church News hailed the pulpit as a "incredible piece of workmanship, of various kinds of dark colonial wood".
The five (5) panels under the ogee canopies were added in 1906
Each panel were carved with a quatrefoil.

**These photo's are beautiful and gives on a sence of how *WOODSTOCK (then) PAPENDORP* grew to be this beautiful town. We will add more as times comes by.. Regards....**
	INSIDE St. Mary's Church Looking towards the HIGH ALTAR (c. 1965) The confessional box is on the east side, inside the church
	INSIDE St. Mary's Church The North Chapel Screen. (c. 1970). The Stature of the Virgin Mary & Child is on the right. The Pulpit is on the Left. The Lecturn is also on the right next to the Virgin Mary.
	INSIDE St. Mary's Church Looking East towards the altar. (c. 1884) Due to no electricity at that time, note the hanging oil lamps. Also see the "Oil Biblical Texts" painted onto the walls (right) and also behind the HIGH ALTAR.
	OUTSIDE St. Mary's Church Albert Road Entrance (c. 1884) A Ship's bell was used to call parishioners, is in the forefront of the church. Due to little population at the Cape at that time, note that you could see Table Mountain and also across (right) directly into Cape Town.
	OUTSIDE St.Mary's Church Albert Road Entrance Shops next to the church (on the left) which today is a public recreational park. The tower added - North Aisle which houses the bells of St. Marys' (c. 1899).
	The RECTORY (c. 1890) As long as clergy from Zonnebloem managed St. Mary's no home for a resident priest had been required but this became necessary when Rev. J.M.Arnold and his wife and daughter arrived in 1875. They existed in some discomfort in a rented house near the church and after his death it was decided to build a rectory as his memorial. TS Howard of New Brighton estate sold the diocese some 33 square roods of land on Station Street and gave a further 22 square roods. Lady Smyth, the wife of Sir Lester Smyth (the Commander-in-Chief) laid the foundation stone (which can still be seen built into the front wall) on 19 April 1884 and Dean J.C. Barnett-Clarke gave one of his witty addresses. The contractor JM Luyt put the buillding up for £ 641 (pounds).The Bay windows (probably imported from Britain) cost a further £ 55 (pounds) and the stable £ 50 (pounds) and the over-all cost came to about £ 800 (pounds). This has remained a comfortable home for our rectors to this present day.It must be about the oldest rectory in South Africa and ought to be declared a national monument.
	The PIPE ORGAN St. Peter's in Mowbray presented their old organ in March 1890 but this was a temporary measure - to take the place of St. Mary's harmomium, which was no longer playable. This interim measure was only until funds for a new instrument could be raised. By March 1891, £ 307 (pounds) was collected and an order for a new pipe organ was placed with Bevington & Sons of Soho in London. The organ was erected in 1899. The Mowbray Organ Gift was then sold for £ 100 (pounds).
	THE PULPIT The pulpit is in memory of Maria Arnold, the wife of the first rector. It was set up on 12 February 1887 and was dedicated by West Jones - a month later. The publication : Church News hailed the pulpit as a "incredible piece of workmanship, of various kinds of dark colonial wood". The five (5) panels under the ogee canopies were added in 1906 Each panel were carved with a quatrefoil.

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