The more than 1000 kilometer distance between Johannesburg and Grahamstown is lined with many similar small towns. Most were established over 100 years ago and have at least one colonial-style church that occupies a prominent street.
Here's a look at some of them through my lens. Yes, please do enjoy my photographic skills. But also share with me what these images evoke in you. I could not help but notice a pattern. There seems to be a sustained effort to keep these symbolic pieces of architecture well taken care of. Hell, in some towns, that church is the only building that still looks good.
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Noupoort, Northern Cape.
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| Cradock, Eastern Cape. |
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| Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. |
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Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape.
Jamestown, Eastern Cape. |
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| Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. |
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| Smithfield, Free State. |
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| Winburg, Free State. |
Featured here are churches in Noupoort, Grahamstown, Cradock, Fort Beaufort, Jamestown, Aliwal North, Smithfield, and Winburg. There are, however, a lot more such churches strewn across the country.
What do you make of them? A part of history or history we need to part with?
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