St. Andrew’s Kirk
St. Andrew's Kirk is one of the oldest buildings in Georgetown, Guyana that has been continually in use for religious purposes. Construction began in 1811, led by the Dutch Reformed Church; they were forced to abandon it for financial reasons and so St.Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Georgetown, Guyana
- Also known as: “St. Andrew’s Kirk, Georgetown”
- Address: Avenue Of The Republic, Georgetown
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stabroek Market and Georgetown City Hall.
Stabroek Market
Marketplace
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower. Stabroek Market is situated 180 metres west of St. Andrew’s Kirk.
Georgetown City Hall
Town hall
Photo: JukoFF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown City Hall is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival building located on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, Guyana. Georgetown City Hall is situated 240 metres northeast of St. Andrew’s Kirk.
Guyana National Museum
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Guyana National Museum is a museum in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It was established on 13 February 1868. Many of the museum's artifacts have been there for more than fifty years, like the Pork-knocker, which has been on display for over sixty years. Guyana National Museum is situated 460 metres north of St. Andrew’s Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.
Stabroek
Neighborhood
Stabroek is a ward in the centre of Georgetown, Guyana, having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.
Providence
Hamlet
Providence is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, on the east bank of the Demerara River, located at, altitude 1 metre. Providence is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Providence is situated 6 km south of St. Andrew’s Kirk.
Plaisance
Town
Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Plaisance is situated 8 km east of St. Andrew’s Kirk.
St. Andrew’s Kirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.80932° or 6° 48′ 34″ northLongitude
-58.16628° or 58° 9′ 59″ westOpen location code
68R3RR5M+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 404177784OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q4255546
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“St. Andrew’s Kirk” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖安德魯教堂_(喬治城)”
- Chinese: “聖安德魯教堂”
- Russian: “Кирк Святого Андрея (Джорджтаун)”
- Russian: “Кирха Святого Андрея”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Andres”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Andrés”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Andrés”
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