St Mary’s Cemetery at the bottom of the Baakens Valley dates back to as early as 1799 when it was a military cemetery. This changed with the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers and you can still find graves of some of the original Settlers in the grave yard. On the hill above the cemetery stands the ruins of the St Peter’s Church. The church was built in 1877 and after the people of South End were forcibly removed in the mid 1960’s, the church was demolished to stop the congregation from returning to worship there.
Striking in black and white.