22 August 1901
The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01South African History Online, St.George's Cathedral, [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed 20 August 2013]
- 02Cape Town Travel, 'St. George's Cathedral and Groote Kerk', [online], Available at www.capetown.travel [Accessed 20 August 2013]
- 03Wallis, F. (2000) Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Human & Rousseau: Cape Town
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011237
South African History Online (2011) 'The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011237 (Accessed: 14 November 2026).
South African History Online, The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011237, (accessed 14 November 2026).
"The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011237. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Duke of Cornwall, later King George V of Britain, lays the cornerstone of St George’s cathedral in Cape Town." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011237.
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