All Saints Anglican Church Durbanville will be hosting a flower festival from 2 to 6 September in celebration of its 170th anniversary.

The church is the second oldest in the Durbanville area.

The festivities will start with a church service on Wednesday 2 September, followed by daily floral displays until Sunday 6 September, when another church service will conclude the programme.

Dates back to 1860

The All Saints complex includes the original church and the old parsonage, as well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance. The complex dates back to 1860 and is closely associated with the history and development of Durbanville.

Built between 1850 and 1860 during the early growth of Durbanville (originally named Pampoenkraal), in Baxter Street, the All Saints Anglican Church features a Victorian-style church.

The church was designed by Sophy Gray, wife of Cape Town’s first Anglican bishop, Robert Gray.

It showcases classic Victorian Gothic Revival architectural elements, including distinct buttresses.

The church was declared a national monument under old NMC legislation on 30 July 1982.

• Entry is free to the floral displays, while there are reflection and prayer spaces, music and moments of thanksgiving.

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