DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH IN SWELLENDAM

One cannot pass through Swellendam without admiring the beautiful Dutch Reformed Church that elegantly presides over the town. Situated on the corner of Church and Voortrekker Streets, the eclectic fusion of its architectural styles is striking.

This church, also known as the Moederkerk (Mother Church), sports Cape Dutch gables and Gothic windows mixed with an Eastern dome, Renaissance entrances, and a Baroque spire, along with a replica of a Belgium wooden tower.

There is so much to take in. Look at this detail on one of the gables.

It has a fascinating history too:

I IS FOR IRON WORK

Taken outside the museum in Port Alfred, these are an indication of workmanship from a bygone era – so much more attractive than most metalwork in use today.