St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley

Name: St Cyprian's Cathedral
Address: Kimberley, South Africa

#8 among attractions in Kimberley

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The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The building was dedicated in 1908, becoming a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops mandated formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in October 1911. The first Bishop, the Rt Revd Wilfrid Gore Browne, was enthroned there on 30 June 1912. ()

Completed: 1908 (116 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 28°44'33"S, 24°46'14"E

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Day trips

St Cyprian's Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: McGregor Museum, William Humphreys Art Gallery, Duggan-Cronin Gallery, Big Hole.

0.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
McGregor Museum, Kimberley
19 min walk • The McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, originally known as the Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum, is a multidisciplinary museum which serves Kimberley and the Northern Cape, established in 1907.
~650 ftSW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
4 min walk • The William Humphreys Art Gallery, in Kimberley, South Africa, was opened in 1952 and named after its principal benefactor, William Benbow Humphreys.
0.8 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Duggan-Cronin Gallery, Kimberley
20 min walk • The Duggan-Cronin Gallery, which is a satellite of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, houses in part the legacy in photographs and ethnographic artefacts of the photographer Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin. It occupies a former dwelling known as The Lodge.
0.8 miW
Massive hand-dug diamond mine pit
Big Hole, Kimberley
20 min walk • The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the deepest hole excavated by hand, although this claim is disputed.
0.6 miNW
Memorial
Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority, Kimberley
15 min walk • The Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority, previously called Ngwao Boswa jwa Kapa Bokone, and commonly known as 'Boswa', is a provincial heritage resources authority established in 2003 by the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa...
0.6 miS
Memorial
Honoured Dead Memorial, Kimberley
16 min walk • The Honoured Dead Memorial is a provincial heritage site in Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the meeting point of five roads, and commemorates those who died defending the city during the Siege of Kimberley in the Anglo-Boer War.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Sol Plaatje Museum, Kimberley
13 min walk • The Sol Plaatje Museum and Library is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, in a house where Solomon T. Plaatje lived during his last years at 32 Angel Street, Malay Camp. It was here that Plaatje wrote Mhudi.
~1480 ftE
28°44'36"S • 24°46'30"E
Queens Park Kimberley, Kimberley
8 min walk • Park
1.2 miN
Sport, Sport venue
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley
30 min walk • The De Beers Stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa was the home ground of the Griqualand West cricket team from 1927 to 1973. It staged a total of 88 first-class matches, in all of which Griqualand West was the home team.
~1670 ftSW
Universities and schools
Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley
9 min walk • The Sol Plaatje University, which had provisionally been referred to as the University of the Northern Cape, opened in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2014, accommodating a modest initial intake of 135 students. The student complement is expected to increase gradually towards a target of 7 500 students by 2024.
1.1 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Griqua Park, Kimberley
30 min walk • Griqua Park is an 11,000-capacity multi-purpose stadium in Kimberley, South Africa. It is mainly used for rugby union matches and it is the home stadium of provincial Currie Cup side Griquas. TheCheetahs Super Rugby side also played some matches at this ground.

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Which popular attractions are close to St Cyprian's Cathedral?

Nearby attractions include William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley (4 min walk), Queens Park Kimberley, Kimberley (8 min walk), Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley (9 min walk), Sol Plaatje Museum, Kimberley (13 min walk).