Guybon Atherstone

AKC (1843 - 1912), South African railway engineer.

Atherstone was the son of William Guybon Atherstone (medical practitioner, naturalist, geologist and MP) and was born in Grahamstown on 20 June 1843, he attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown[1] and King's College London[2] where he qualified as a civil engineer.

[3][4] The house in which he lived during the construction is adjacent to a stone arch railway bridge which he built.

On completion of the railway project Atherstone's house was converted into an Anglican church, St. Cyprians Anglican Church, which was dedicated on 29 November 1893.

This church is part of the Diocese of Grahamstown and is located at 33°20′07″S 26°18′51″E / 33.33528°S 26.31417°E / -33.33528; 26.31417.

Railway bridge built by Guybon Atherstone on the line between Alicedale and Grahamstown
The Anglican church on the Highlands road between Grahamstown and Alicedale