1.0TRAVELBUCKEThttps://travelbucket.co.zaTravelBuckethttps://travelbucket.co.za/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Q7IYEcSlXr"><a href="https://travelbucket.co.za/churches/">JOURNEY OF CHURCHES</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://travelbucket.co.za/churches/embed/#?secret=Q7IYEcSlXr" width="600" height="338" title="“JOURNEY OF CHURCHES” — TRAVELBUCKET" data-secret="Q7IYEcSlXr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> St Michaels and All Angels, Queenstown (EC). The first stone was laid in 1882 and is build on a traditional cruciform plan from local stone. This sandstone building you will find in the settlement of Riebeeck East in the Eastern Cape. Piet Retief, the Voortrekker leader, farmed in the area. oOo On 27 March 1909 a decision was taken that Joubertina (Eastern Cape) is in need of a church. The stone for the exterior was to be sourced from the region and the interior of the church should be adorned with “oprecth geelhout” (yellowwood) from the Tsitsikamma.  The yellowwood was then carted with ox wagons from the Knysna region and 400 loads of stone at a cost of R0.25 per  load were were carted from a cliff between Twee Riviere and Joubertina.  Building work completed two years later in 1911. oOo Another of my favourite Sophy Gray churches.  The plans... Read more >http://travelbucket.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-17-at-1.46.30-PM-1024x768.jpeg