ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL - 1887
Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946)
Frank Leonard Hodgson Fleming (1875-1950)
Archive Scans showing Rev. J.T. Darragh's involvement with the Anglican Cathedral
Founded in 1887, The cathedral of St. Mary was the first Anglican Church in Johannesburg. It was established just one year after the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand. During that time the city of Johannesburg was part of the Diocese of Pretoria - it remained so until 1922 when the new Diocese of Johannesburg was formed. In June of 1887, at a service held in Malcomess's store on Commissioner street, Bishop Bousfield of Pretoria initiated J.T. Darragh as the first rector of St. Mary's. Services were held by Darragh in the rand club on Loveday Street until Christmas 1887 when the first St. Mary's church, on the corner of Eloff and Kerk Streets, was built.
