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I just love to find all the little churches of this remarkable lady – Sophy Gray. \u00a0This one dating back to 1879 adds another tick to my Gray list!<\/p>\n

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The church with its lovely setting is situated close to a grove of trees and overlooks the beach and ocean towards the distant Tsitsikama Mountains.<\/p>\n

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In 1848 when the Grays (Rev Robert and his wife Sophy) arrived at the Cape of Good Hope there were almost no Anglican churches in the diocese in Cape Town. Bishop Gray’s enthusiasm – the obvious need for churches – and apparent lack of architectural services as well as money probably encouraged Sophia Gray (a self taught architect) to design buildings to suit the immediate needs.<\/p>\n

Saint Peter\u2019s was built from a random selection of stones and boasts beautiful glass stained windows. \u00a0The church welcomes visitors, but please show respect when entering the premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just love to find all the little churches of this remarkable lady – Sophy Gray. \u00a0This one dating back to 1879 adds another tick to my Gray list! The church with its lovely setting is situated close to a grove of trees and overlooks the beach and ocean towards the distant Tsitsikama Mountains. In 1848 when the Grays (Rev Robert and his wife Sophy) arrived at the Cape of Good Hope there were almost no Anglican churches in the diocese in Cape Town. Bishop Gray’s enthusiasm – the obvious need for churches – and apparent lack of architectural services as well as money probably encouraged Sophia Gray (a self taught architect) to design buildings to suit the immediate needs. Saint Peter\u2019s was built from a random selection of stones and boasts beautiful glass stained windows. \u00a0The church welcomes visitors, but please show respect when entering the premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[354,298,383,229,52,309,923],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\nST PETER'S CHURCH, PLETTENBERG BAY - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/st-peters-church-plettenberg-bay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ST PETER'S CHURCH, PLETTENBERG BAY - TRAVELBUCKET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I just love to find all the little churches of this remarkable lady – Sophy Gray. \u00a0This one dating back to 1879 adds another tick to my Gray list! 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