The present day Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Bourke Street, between Somerset and Middle Streets, was consecrated on the 23rd April 1957 and the High Altar on the 24th April 1957. First class relics of St Pius X and St Maria Goretti are buried in the alter. It would appear that there…
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The Andries Pretorius Monument at Graaff-Reinet in honour of Pretorius, Gerrit Maritz and the other Voortrekkers from that area was unveiled on 27 November 1943. The monument was sculpted from granite by Coert Steynberg, is approximately 5 m high and initially stood along the main road to Middelburg . To protect it from vandalism, it…
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The original foundation stone for this building situated on the corner of Bourke and Middle Streets was laid on the 9th July 1913. After undergoing many transformations including being used as a cinema the building was reconsecrated on the 21 May 2006. The present bell constructed on the lines of an old “slave bell” was cast in…
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Dedicated to Boer soldiers “in memory of the fallen in the struggle for Freedom and Justice”. A monument at the corner of Donkin and Somerset Streets was erected “in memory of the fallen in the struggle for Freedom and Justice” Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902.The design of the marble monument made in Italy, was…
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The Gideon Scheepers monument was erected by the Graaff-Reinet Afrikaans Cultural Society to honour a man regarded by many as a hero during the Anglo Boer War. He started his own commando during the war which operated in the Cape Midlands. He was eventually charged of alleged war crimes. Court hearings were in Graaff-Reinet and…
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The San and Khoi Genocide Memorial (1702-1809) commemorates the San and Khoi who died in their struggle for freedom. This monument stands on a hill outside Graaff-Reinet on the road to Port Elizabeth and seeks to acknowledge the San and Khoi as the first indigenous people who fought to liberate South Africa. In particular, the…
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