{"id":1473,"date":"2015-07-30T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T13:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2018-02-17T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T18:47:11","slug":"holy-trinity-church-king-williams-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/holy-trinity-church-king-williams-town\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, KING WILLIAMS TOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first and foremost thing that struck me about King Williams Town, as we drove into the centre of the town, is the abundance of steeple chases complimented by the purple jacarandas \u00a0that was coming into bloom dotted all over town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1481\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"kerke 005-001\" width=\"322\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001-143x190.jpg 143w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001-60x80.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001-251x335.jpg 251w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-005-001.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">King Williams Town started as a mission station on the banks of the Buffalo River in 1834 and boasts a number of old and interesting buildings.\u00a0 This probably also explain the abundance of steeple chases that you can see when scanning the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1477\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-006-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"kerke 006\" width=\"279\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-006-164x300.jpg 164w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-006-104x190.jpg 104w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-006-44x80.jpg 44w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-006-183x335.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: justify;\">While having breakfast at the Spur I had a good vantage point to admire\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">yet another Sophy Gray church.\u00a0 When reading up on the history of the stone churches I became hooked on this remarkable and inspiring woman that Sophy Gray was and now try to find as many of her churches as \u00a0I possibly can. \u00a0It seems they just have the habit of popping up in the most unexpected places!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1478\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-009-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"kerke 009\" width=\"417\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-009-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-009-190x124.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-009-60x39.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/kerke-009.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Built by prisoners garrisoned in King Williams Town this little gem\u2019s foundation stone was laid in 1850 and officially opened in 1856. \u00a0As it was still early morning the doors were securely locked so I was not afforded a peep inside. \u00a0 I am sure the inside, like all the other Sophy Gray churches, will not disappoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first and foremost thing that struck me about King Williams Town, as we drove into the centre of the town, is the abundance of steeple chases complimented by the purple jacarandas \u00a0that was coming into bloom dotted all over town. 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