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Just outside the town of Oudtshoorn you will find the settlement of Volmoed adorned with \u00a0a beautiful sandstone church with an interesting history.<\/p>\n

The architect of this masterpiece is Watson Hall (1876 \u2013 1941) and was \u201dcompelled to come to South Africa for his health<\/em>\u201d arriving in Cape Town in 1897 at the age of 21. \u00a0He first worked as an assistant in the famous Sir Herbert Baker\u2019s office in Cape Town before he became an assistant in John Parker\u2019s office in Cape Town.\u00a0 He lived in Claremont since his arrival in 1897 until his departure to Oudtshoorn in 1908 where he practised until 1920.<\/p>\n

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In 1910 Hall won a competition for the Dutch Reformed Church in Calitzdorp but \u201cowing to the dissatisfaction expressed by the congregation<\/em>\u201d the job went to the second prize winner, Wynand Louw.\u00a0 During 1920, at the age of 44, Watson Hall returned to Claremont. \u00a0At some point he was architect to the Rugby Union for a period of four years during which time he built stands at Newlands Rugby Grounds.<\/p>\n

An interesting note in the Royal Institute of Britsh Arichtects (RIBA) states that he did \u201cnothing outstanding, but specialized in churches and schools<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geocaching takes you places! \u00a0 Visit the following cache at this site: \u00a0Volmoed (GC5F5KX)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just outside the town of Oudtshoorn you will find the settlement of Volmoed adorned with \u00a0a beautiful sandstone church with an interesting history. The architect of this masterpiece is Watson Hall (1876 \u2013 1941) and was \u201dcompelled to come to South Africa for his health\u201d arriving in Cape Town in 1897 at the age of 21. \u00a0He first worked as an assistant in the famous Sir Herbert Baker\u2019s office in Cape Town before he became an assistant in John Parker\u2019s office in Cape Town.\u00a0 He lived in Claremont since his arrival in 1897 until his departure to Oudtshoorn in 1908 where he practised until 1920. 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